“Himalayas”

hills · birds

Himalayan Barbet or the The Great Barbet (Megalaima virens) is an Asian barbet. Barbets are a group of near passerine birds with a worldwide tropical distribution. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

Ashy Drongo in Landour - spring 2013. The Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) is a species of bird in the drongo family Dicruridae.

Uttarakhand·birds

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

birds · hills

The Changeable Hawk-Eagle or Crested Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus) is a bird of prey species of the family Accipitridae.

birds · hills

The Changeable Hawk-Eagle or Crested Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus) is a bird of prey species of the family Accipitridae.

Uttarakhand·birds · forest

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

hills · birds

Himalayan or Blue Whistling Thrush in Ranikhet. 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.

birds · hills

Robin Accentor (Prunella rubeculoides) seen in winter in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Bird in Ladakh.

wildlife · birds

A colony of Painted Storks perched on tree. Painted storks at their nesting site in Delhi. The painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wading bird in the stork family.

birds · wildlife

Verditer Flycatcher calls as Goldfinches forage Verditer Flycatcher is a beautiful sky-blue bird. This is an adult Asian verditer flycatcher, Eumyias thalassina, a member of the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae.

Uttarakhand·birds

Sunlight filtering through the forest in Corbett with a perched Lineated Barbet . The lineated barbet is a large barbet found in the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, along the southern foothills of the Himalayas and also in parts…

birds · hills

The Himalayan Woodpecker (Dendrocopos himalayensis) or Himalayan Pied Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.

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.

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.

river · wildlife

Ramganga West River originates from Doodhatoli ranges in the district of Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand state of India. The river Ramganga flows to south west from Kumaon Himalaya.

wildlife · birds

The hoopoe is a colourful medium sized bird. It's size is about 30 cm and it has a long, slender and gently curved bill. The diet of the Hoopoe is mostly composed of insects, although small reptiles and frogs are often included.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

Rufous Sibia (Heterophasia capistrata) observed perched and vocalising in Jabbarkhet. A Rufous Sibia perched among forest branches while actively looking around and continuously chirping within its natural Himalayan habitat.

wildlife · birds

Pair of Painted stork preening on a tree, Painted storks are known to be wetland bird. They immerse half of their beak to catch small fishes. The painted stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wading bird in the stork family.

birds

The yellow-bellied fantail (Chelidorhynx hypoxantha), also known as the yellow-bellied fairy-fantail, is found in the Indian subcontinent, the Himalayas, and portions of Southeast Asia including Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar.

Uttarakhand·birds

The verditer flycatcher is quite distinctive but may be confused with the black-naped blue flycatcher, Hypothymis azurea.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Black Bulbul on Berberis aristata shrub! Hill birds enjoy eating the blackish-blue berries of the Berberis bush, here seen in Landour.

crafts · wildlife

The Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus) is a weaver bird found across South and 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.

birds · wildlife

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.