“Himalayas”

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.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

a Black-headed Jay (Garrulus lanceolatus), also known as the Lanceolated Jay, perched on the branch of a conifer tree in the forests of Jabbarkhet, Uttarakhand, within the Himalayan foothills.

birds · hills

What lovely Cambridge blue and delicate burgundy this Himalayan bird has, and a lovely voice too! A natter and upright bird of montane forests of the Himalaya. Male is dark blue above and orange below, with a dark face.

Rajasthan·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.

wildlife · birds

The Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura) is a medium-sized passerine bird. It breeds mainly in the sub-Himalayas and winters in southern India and Sri Lanka.

wildlife · birds

The Indian Roller bird or Indian Blue Jay, coracias benghalensis, is commonly known in the country as Palapitta or Neelkanth, and is a protected species.

wildlife · birds

We came across this flock of birds on our trek in Nepal. While we sat for breakfast to the marvellous view of Annapurna South we came across this beautiful bird.

birds · wildlife

Painted Storks, Lesser, Median and Greater Egrets in Gujarat reservoir. Painted Stork is a large wading bird in the stork family. Scientific name of Painted Stork is Mycteria leucocephala.

Rajasthan·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

One can see Verditer Fly Catcher at their nest feeding young ones... 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

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

birds · hills

The Himalayan Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in the northern regions of the Indian Subcontinent, primarily the Himalayas and some adjoining areas, and ranges across Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan and P…

wildlife · birds

The Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura) is a medium-sized passerine bird. It breeds mainly in the sub-Himalayas and winters in southern India and Sri Lanka.

birds · wildlife

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

Uttarakhand·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.

birds · hills

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

Himachal Pradesh·birds

Asian Barred Owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides) is a resident in the Himalayas, North-East India and Bangladesh.

birds

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

wildlife · birds

After feeding them, the mother sits atop the chicks to shade them from the summer sun, her tail feathers streaming in the breeze! The Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha)is a species of bird in the crow family Corvidae .

Uttarakhand·birds

Scaly bellied Woodpecker or Picus squamatus nesting in Landour, Mussoorie, Uttarkhand, India. Filmed on 21st June 2012. Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker nesting in Landour, Mussoorie, India and is a resident in the foothills of Himalayas.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

A Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius), a native bird of the Indian Himalayas, observed in Jabarkhet, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

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

wildlife · birds

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