“Himalayas”

birds · forest

The Collared Scops Owl (Otus lettia) is an owl which is a resident breeder in south Asia from northern Pakistan, northern India and the Himalayas east to south China.

wildlife · birds

The Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wading bird in the stork family. It is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in South Asia and extending into Southeast Asia.

wildlife · birds

The Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wading bird in the stork family. It is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in South Asia and extending into Southeast Asia.

wildlife · forest

A slug makes it way across the forest floor, while a tortoise plonks into a stream below and clambers across into the meadow, a pair of Goral (a species of wild goat found in the Himalaya) spar on the cliffs above while a bunch of langur ga…

wildlife · birds

An Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii) standing in a shallow rocky riverbed in Ladakh, India.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

An natter and upright bird of montane forests of the Himalaya. Male is dark blue above and orange below, with a dark face. Female looks completely different: gray-brown with boldly scaled underparts and a whitish crescent behind the ear.

Uttarakhand·birds

The Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus) is an Old World flycatcher found in the Indian subcontinent, especially in the Lower Himalaya.

birds · wildlife

Ladakh has a great diversity of birds, both resident and migratory birds. Some 225 different species of birds have been recorded in Ladakh.

birds · hills

Ladakh has a great diversity of birds, both resident and migratory birds. Some 225 different species of birds have been recorded in Ladakh.

wildlife · birds

The russet sparrow (Passer rutilans), also called the cinnamon or cinnamon tree sparrow, is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae.

birds · wildlife

Monsoon moss and drippy rain forest in the Himalaya, with a Shikra digging into a sparrow that it just caught... Fresh meat on bone! Even the feathers get eaten.

wildlife · birds

Foraging along fields and open spaces near villages and agriculture, this large flock of 12, 000 Demoiselle Cranes winters in the north Indian state of Rajasthan, as respite from the biting cold of their more northern habitats.

Uttarakhand·birds

Verditer Flycatcher at its nest-hole in Landour, Mussoorie. The verditer flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus) is an Old World flycatcher found in the Indian subcontinent, especially in the Lower Himalaya.

birds

The verditer flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus) is an Old World flycatcher found in the Indian subcontinent, especially in the Lower Himalaya.

birds · wildlife

The Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) is a species of bird in the drongo family Dicruridae.

birds

Uttarakhand's Jatoli village hosts a gaggle of White throated Laughing Thrushes in the early winter, when there is a shortage of air-borne insects and bugs need to be searched for in hidden places.

hills · birds

Himalayan Whistling Thrush or the Blue Whistling Thrush, also known as the Whistling schoolboy! The bird fans its tail out when it is about to fly, and is known as Kalchure in Nepali. The Latin name is Myiophoneus caeruleus.

Uttarakhand·hills · birds

A Verditer Flycatcher in Landour. The Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus) is an Old World flycatcher found in the Indian subcontinent, especially in the Lower Himalaya.

hills · birds

Himalayan Whistling Thrush or the Blue Whistling Thrush, also known as the Whistling schoolboy! The bird fans its tail out when it is about to fly, and is known as Kalchure in Nepali. The Latin name is Myiophoneus caeruleus.

birds · wildlife

The parents' responsibilities have just doubled. With one chick still in the nest and one on the move on a nearby branch, they must watch both members of their brood, and feed them too.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

A Great Barbet (Psilopogon virens), the largest member of the barbet family, perched on a moss-covered branch in the forests of Moti Dhar, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

birds · wildlife

This is an adult Asian verditer flycatcher, Eumyias thalassina, a member of the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae.

birds

The Verditer Flycatcher is an Old World flycatcher found in the Indian subcontinent, especially in the Lower Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

A male Kaleej pecks at the neck of a female Kaleej Pheasant at Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India.