“Himalayas”

birds · wildlife

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.

hills · birds

It is lunch time for the barbets, and they have opted for wild Pear on their menu today. A colourful fella peaks around some fresh and juicy fruit. It flies and jumps from branch to branch, choosing what better suits his lunch needs.

birds · forest

Aethopyga ignicauda (Fire-tailed Sunbird). A couple of Fire-tailed Sunbirds are spotted to fly and almost look like paying during dusk. Some interactions between the individuals can be seen.

wildlife · birds

This image features a Rufous Sibia (Heterophasia capistrata) perched among leafless branches in a Himalayan forest habitat.

birds

The White-throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis) is a small passerine bird. It is found in forest, scrub and cultivation across tropical southern Asia from the Himalayas, India and Bangladesh east to Indonesia.

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

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.

village · 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.

birds · wildlife

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

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 · wildlife

Himalayan Barbet removing the droppings of its chicks from its nest hole to avoid diseases and smells that may attract predators. The Great Barbet (Megalaima virens) is an Asian barbet.

birds · wildlife

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.

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.

wildlife · birds

The Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha)is a species of bird in the crow family Corvidae . It is about the same size as the EuropeanMagpie but has a much longer tail.

wildlife · birds

The Red-billed Blue Magpie ( Urocissa erythrorhyncha)is a species of bird in the crow family Corvidae . It is about the same size as the EuropeanMagpie but has a much longer tail.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

Fresh oak leaves appear on this Quercus Oak tree in Landour, Uttarakhand, as a barbet pair enjoy a spring day. Breeding pair of Himalayan Barbets in Landour, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

wildlife · birds

A White-throated Laughingthrush is perched on a thin branch within dense green vegetation in its natural montane forest habitat.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

The White-throated Laughingthrush (Garrulax albogularis) is a charismatic Himalayan bird frequently sighted in the forested slopes around Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

wildlife · birds

This serene wildlife footage captures a Spotted Forktail (Enicurus maculatus) as it navigates a clear mountain stream in the foothills of the Himalayas.

wildlife · birds

This beautiful wildlife footage features the Rufous Sibia (Heterophasia capistrata), perched gracefully on a tree branch laden with red-coloured wild berries.

wildlife · birds

Large number of Painted stork are spotted sitting on a tree. Painted storks are widespread throughout the Indian subcontinent. The Painted stork of India is a tall and slim bird, which grows to a height of 95 to 100 cm.

village · wildlife

People in the desert village of Khichan in Rajasthan are expectantly waiting for their friends. It must be cold in Mongolia, and the time for the Demoiselle Cranes to undertake their annual expedition.

birds · hills

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

wildlife · birds

The grey-Bushchat (Saxicola ferreus) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.