Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Low winter rainfall and barely any snowfall is another culprit for Himalayan forest fires that frequently destroy the nests and chicks of birds during their breeding season.

Uttarakhand·hills

Pre-dawn cloudy glow with the rising sun following on. Brilliant Himalayan Sunrise and winterline sunset Time lapse from wildifilmsindia mountains at Jabbarkhet in Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·river

Patiently walking along the banks of the Jumna nadi is this villager from the bearby Aglar Junction bazaar, as he fishes for mahseer and local fish species, in the fast flowing pre-monsoon Yamuna river.

Mussoorie, Uttarakhand·snow · forest

What a fabulous flight up Nag Tibba mountain (crica 9990 feet altitude), from the lower reaches above Ghorakhuri and Pantwari, with reasonable snowpack and cold wintery conditions.

Uttarakhand·hills · highway

Lovely forested roads lead to super crowded bazaars teeming with tourists from the plains. Where will all the water come from, for their summer-time needs? Water tanks aplenty on top of every shop and hotel, but where is the summer-time off…

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

This wild mountain goat of the Himalaya leads the food life at the wildfilmsindia sanctuary in the Himalaya. At the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens at Jabbarkhet near Mussoorie, we have protected this family of Goral.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

A real mountain predator - the Mountain Hawk Eagle sits here with its jaunty head crest atop Chir Pine tree at the wildfilmsindia forested Estate at Motidhar in Mussoorie in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

Uttarakhand

Its May and summertime in the Himalaya is a time of great activity for all living things - insects included.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

This video features the Rufous-bellied Woodpecker, a distinctive Himalayan woodpecker scientifically known as Dendrocopos hyperythrus, actively knocking its beak against a tree trunk in search of insects and larvae.

Uttarakhand·flowers · wildlife

Two Formosan Swift butterflies (Borbo cinnara) delicately perched on a bright yellow coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) in the lush surroundings of Jabarkhet, near Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India.

Uttarakhand·monsoon · farmland

Our boys climb up into the akhrot trees to harvest the green walnuts and some riper ones too.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

While Oak trees and undergrowth were also burned, it was principally Chir pine trees and needles that burned in this late winter fire around Jabbarkhet in Mussoorie in the western Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Anemone and Ranunculus flowers in pink, sky blue and white, pink tulips and Sparaxis in red with yellow throats and daffodils in giant yellow and white, as Laughing Thrushes, Common Hill Partridge or peora call out in abandon diuring the Hi…

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

A Blue-throated Barbet nests at wildfilmsindia bird sanctuary in western Himalaya, at Motidhar valley around Mussoorie. A Himalayan or Hill Barbet also calls clearly in the clip, so it must be sitting on an adjacent tree.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Winter clouds rise up from the valley and conceal the mountain tops, hide the deodar and oak trees, around Mussoorie in Uttarakhand.

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Uttarakhand·school · hills

Woodstock School, Mussoorie: aerial flight over Alter Ridge, girls' hostel and swimming pool. Located in the northern state of Uttarakhand, Woodstock covers more than 250 acres of protected forest on the foothills of the Himalayas.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

This Himalayan Pied Woodpecker has decided to go in for a dietary change, from insects to Rhododendron nectar and petals! It consumes the nectar from deep within the flowers at our Pari Tibba Estate in Motidhar, Mussoorie.

Uttarakhand

A Green-backed Tit preens and vocalizes on a spruce tree and is joined by its mate before they approach their nest hole with food for chicks.

Uttarakhand·birds

This Rufous-bellied Sapsucker or Rufous-bellied Woodpecker (Dendrocopos hyperythrus) looks for its meal just below the bark of a coniferous tree in the Mussoorie area of Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·hills

Amid mid-winter snow in the winter of 2020, St. George's and Wynberg Allen Schools can be seen on a clear winter day from Landour, Mussoorie, as can the Shivalik range across the Dehra dun valley and the misty valley of Dehradun below.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

This fascinating camera trap footage, captured by the WildFilmsIndia team in the oak-dominated foothills of Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, offers a rare glimpse into the secret lives of Himalayan wildlife.

Mussoorie, Uttarakhand·flowers

As a Collared Pygmy Owlet calls, the Rhodos at our forests are in full bloom in the spring season. Spring-time blooms on trees: Wild pear and Rhododendrons in the mountains around Agoda village Uttarkashi