Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·hills · river

Calla or Arum Lilies grow tall, large and stately at wildfilmsindia stream-side valley in Mussoorie Arums collected and placed in vases look lovely in the Himalayan spring... The Callas are not at their peak as winter has just passed.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

A winter migrant down to the middle hills, the Orange-flanked Bush Robin has a shock of electric blue with a small patch of orange under its wings.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Himalayan birds around our wildfilmsindia estate at Motidhar in Mussoorie: Rufous Sibia, Ferrugineous Flycatcher, Red-Crowned Jay, Kaleej Pheasant, Mountain Bulbul, Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch, Flycatcher, Collared Pygmy Owlet.

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

This is Mahonia nepaulensis, the Himalayan Holly. Holly shrubs in the Himalaya have yellow flowers, as seen here at our wildfilmsindia forests around Mussoorie : Deck the halls with boughs of Holly! Mahonia napaulensis Nepali: जमाने मान्द्र…

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Who can imagine flowering Iris, Tulip, daffodil, daisies and geraniums in winter? This posy came out of our wildfilmsindia botanical collections in the Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·temple · hills

Good morning from the western Himalaya! beautiful Sun peeks out from behind the Surkhanda Devi temple, as seen from wildfilmsindia's mountains around Jabbarkhet in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·river · birds

Safed topi wali chidiya: White-capped Redstart: Cute little bird plays in its freezing cold winter-time water habitat near our wildfilmsindia stream around Mussoorie.

Uttarakhand·monsoon · sport

Clouds race across the mountains of wildfilmsindia's forested estates in Mussoorie, as the monsoon winds withdraw from the Himalaya, bringing the rainy season to an end, and setting the stage for a brief autumn and then winter season ahead.…

Uttarakhand·festival · hills

Fishing festival or riverine destruction? Maund mela on Aglar nadi behind Mussoorie leads to ecological damage. Locals band together in the river, to collect all the fish they have stunned.

Uttarakhand·aerial · hills

An otherwise brilliant aerial view of Musoorie on a clear day with the snow peaks of Bandarpunch and An aerial view of Mussoorie hill station town in aerials: What a crowded unorganized town we have made of a once quaint British hill statio…

Uttarakhand·bazaar

Diwali Fire crackers, Bric a brac, eatables, goodies and other niceties for sale in the winter cold in Landour bazaar above Mussoorie.

Uttarakhand·hills · birds

A Himalayan Pied Woodpecker keeps a pair of Common Rosefinches company on a tree top at our wildfilmsindia forests around Mussoorie, the Rosefinches in mid-winter migration mode.

Uttarakhand·hills · wildlife

It's call gives this bird its onomatopoeic name of Three Cheers. Sitting pretty in the orange glow of pre-sunset timing in winters in the Himalaya, this Black-capped Sibia or Rufous Sibia can be heard singing in it's melodious voice in the…

Uttarakhand·hills

Is this a snail or a slug? What species is it? Seen at 6300 feet altitude in the western Himalayan region of Mussoorie, in the peak monsoon season. Help us identify the same!

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

Birds' nests with eggs in them, young bird chicks and reptiles all perished in this dreadful forest fire lit by a careless tourist with a cigarette or a greedy and jealous neighbour, as the case may be.

Uttarakhand·hills

An aerial view of the scarlet-hued hills of Landour courtesy the blossoming Rhododendron arboreum in the western Himalayas. We ate Wildfilmsindia have taken the initiative to preserve these Himalayan forested mountains.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Early winter flowers turn brown after the monsoon profusion, as they cover the slopes of Pari Tibba in Motidhar, in wildfilmsindia protected forests around Mussoorie.

Uttarakhand·hills · wildlife

Barkers and Goral with Tibetan prayer flags behind - only at wildfilmsindia! Barking Deer or Muntjac / kakar and Goral or wild Mountain Goat gambol around our Oak forests at the wildfilmsindia sanctuary at Jabbarkhet in Mussoorie, Uttarakha…

Uttarakhand·hills · industry

Limestone rock faces still emanate huge water flows in the Mussoorie hills, despite over construction and an excess of roads. Ferbs and Primuka floribunda festoon the slopes around the mini waterfalls.

Uttarakhand·forest · wildlife

Oak and pine/cedar forests are alight across the mountain ranges around Dhanolti, Surkhanda Devi and Kanatal, east of Mussoorie and west of Chamba and Narendranagar.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

These Dahlia flowers are competing with wild Himalayan flowers and cover by seeding and spreading themselves in the wild, as garden escapes dating back to British times.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

These delightful white and pink wild Begonias grow wild on our Himalayan slopes at our wildfilmsindia sanctuary in the western Himalaya.