Mussoorie

Uttarakhand

Not as prolific as the tens of thousands of daffodils at our Jabbarkhet estate, but a wide variety cheerfully blooming in spring-time nonetheless, the narcissus and daffodil / nargis varieties at our Motidhar estate in Mussoorie bring about…

Uttarakhand·river

While a Common Hill Partridge calls out, a male Kaleej Pheasant gets confident, turns up in breeding attire and finery, and displays his red face lappet and the white kalgi feathers atop its head, at our wildfilmsindia sanctuary at Motidhar…

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

A mellifluous Maroon Oriole calls melodiously while a Grey-winged Blackbird gets Rhododendron pollen on its face at a Rhododendron arboreum tree at our wildfilmsindia estate at Motidhar in Mussoorie.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

With a Hill Barbet and a Blue-throated Barbet calling, and a Rufous Sibia too, a Grey-winged Blackbird takes full advantage of the display of Rhododendron flower heads before it, above our Bindal stream at Motidhar Estate in Mussoorie.

Uttarakhand·river · hills

After a nice summer-time dip into our Bindal-Rispana stream at the wildfilmsindia Pari Tibba estate at Motidhar in Mussoorie, this Green-backed Tit fluffs up its feathers, preens and tries to dry up to move on with the rest of its day, and…

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

What a lovely energetic sprightly bird the Plumbeous Water Redstart is, as it bobs its tail up and down, sitting by a gurgling clear mountain torrent, with brown rocks and white foamy froth from the fast flowing water...

Uttarakhand·hills · highway

Kaplani near Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, is surrounded by densely forested Himalayan hills and steep mountain valleys. A small settlement follows a winding ridge, with multi-story buildings and a mountain road visible among the thick greenery.

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

Hailstones are seen accumulated across the ground in Jabbarkhet, near Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, following a hailstorm event. The ice pellets, formed within powerful storm clouds, create a scattered white layer over the landscape.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

Shaheen Falcon perched on a bare tree branch at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet. The Shaheen Falcon is a powerful non-migratory subspecies of the Peregrine Falcon native to the Indian subcontinent and is widely admired for its speed, agility, and…

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

A beautiful pair of Rufous Sibias (Heterophasia capistrata) is seen perched gracefully in the temperate Himalayan forest.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

A Himalayan Queen Fritillary (Issoria issaea) rests delicately among the wild vegetation of Jabarkhet Nature Reserve in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·monsoon · hills

Water droplets fall in slow motion on a fresh green leaf during the monsoon season in Mussoorie, creating a serene and refreshing visual.

Uttarakhand·hills

Himalayan grasses grow atop the Haunted House of the Himalaya, sun shines behind, seen in time lapse.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

Kalgi wala murgha: A large mixed male and female winter time feeding group of white-crested Kaleej Pheasant group feeds confidently in a Mussoorie forest protected by wildfilmsindia.

Mussoorie, Uttarakhand·festival · village

Villagers come together to pillage the Aglar nadi on one day each June. Villagers pack away the catch and return home after fishing, and show off the day's haul, after Maund Mela 2024 Fish killing festival that takes place below Mussoorie.

Uttarakhand·festival

Villagers pack away the catch and return home after fishing, and show off the day's haul, after Maund Mela 2024 Fish killing festival that takes place below Mussoorie. One man shows a fresh water Eel.

Uttarakhand·hills · music

The Himalayan Bayberry or Kaphal is a sour-sweet wild Himalayan berry that ripens in summer and is found in the forests around Mussoorie in this video.

Uttarakhand·forest · birds

An adult male Doordraj or the glorious Indian Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi) with its lovely streaming tail feathers visited our wildfilmsindia Motidhar forests this spring, in the forests around Mussoorie.

Uttarakhand·river · hills

Rainbow Trout seen swimming about at wildfilmsindia Trout hatchery, in slow motion, in Himalaya Jal tori farming in Uttarakhand! Rainbow Trout fish ponds and trout hatchery run by wildfilmsindia in Mussoorie river valley Rainbow Trout fill…

Uttarakhand·river · hills

White-capped Redstart jauntily wags its tail up and down, chirping incessantly, awaiting insects by Bindal stream side at the lower end of Mussoorie's hills.

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand·flowers

A range of red, yellow, orange, pink and white Anemones bloom in the mid-summer warmth, at our wildfilmsindia botanical gardens at Pari Tibba in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand

It's feeding time for the Rainbow Trout at the wildfilmsindia trout hatchery in the western Himalaya! As the Maroon Oriole calls out loud with its fluty whistle, the trout fingerlinds / hatchlings are busy in their new habitat at the Wilder…