“Himalayas”

Rann of Kutch, Gujarat·wildlife · birds

Painted Storks sit in a grassland, on a keekar tree in the Rann of Kutch. They then take flight. "The Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wading bird in the stork family.

birds · wildlife

What a rugged bird the Chukor is, for it to be able to survive in the high altitude cold of Ladakh and other regions of the western Himalaya! Chukar (Alectoris chukar) is a Eurasian upland gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae.

birds · wildlife

The Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense), also known as the Lesser Golden-backed Woodpecker or Lesser Goldenback, is a woodpecker found widely distributed in the Indian Subcontinent.

Rajasthan·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 the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia.

birds

The blue whistling thrush (Myophonus caeruleus) is a whistling thrush found along the Himalayas in the Indian subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia. It is known for its loud human-like whistling song at dawn and dusk.

Assam·wildlife · forest

Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India. A World Heritage Site, the park hosts two-thirds of the world's Great One-horned Rhinoceroses.

birds · wildlife

Robin Accentor (Prunella rubeculoides) seen in winter in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Rosefinch in Ladakh. Help us identify this bird! Is it a rosefinch, an accentor or alpine sparrow or a thrush? Bird in Ladakh.

birds · wildlife

The great himalayan barbet's scientific name is Megalaema virens. Barbets are mainly fruit-eating birds.It has tail which is green above, blackish washed with pale blue below.

wildlife · birds

A Black Redstart perched on a bare, weathered branch, with low sunlight illuminating its rufous-orange underparts against its grey head and the blue sky.

birds · wildlife

In a Himalayan forest setting, several bird species are observed displaying varied behaviours. A Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush (Monticola rufiventris) is perched on an open vantage point, such as a branch or rocky surface.

wildlife · birds

Painted storks nesting on tree in Bhavnagar. The Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wading bird in the stork family.

birds · flowers

Green barbet chick hides among bright red flowers from which it drinks water. The Lineated Barbet (Megalaima lineata) is a large barbet found in the northern parts of the Indian Subcontinent, along the southern foothills of the Himalayas an…

Uttarakhand·birds

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

Dehradun, Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

Rajaji National Park is an Indian national park that encompasses the Shivaliks, near the foothills of the Himalayas. It is spread over 820 km²., and three districts of Uttarakhand: Haridwar, Dehradun and Pauri Garhwal.

hills · wildlife

The Black-headed Jay or Lanceolated Jay (Garrulus lanceolatus) is roughly the same size as its close relative the Eurasian Jay, but a little more slender overall except for the bill which is slightly shorter and thicker.

Rajasthan·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 the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia.

Rajasthan·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 the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia.

Rajasthan·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 the Indian Subcontinent 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.

birds · hills

This Himalayan barbet has a green tail and yellow beak. They chisel out a hole inside a tree to build their nest. They are mainly fruit eating but will take insects.The great himalayan barbet's scientific name is Megalaema virens.

wildlife · birds

A juvenile White-throated Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus albogularis) is perched delicately on a thin brown branch.

birds · wildlife

Demoiselle Cranes at the Chugga ghar in Kheechan, in Rajasthan, India. An arid agricultural field that becomes home for visiting Cranes during the winter months. Painted Storks, Lesser, Median and Greater Egrets in Gujarat reservoir.

wildlife · birds

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

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.