“Himalayas”

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.

Thol, Gujarat·wildlife · birds

Painted Stork take flight at Thol Lake. Thol Sanctuary, about an hour's drive from Ahmedabad, attracts flocks of flamingos, pelicans, kingfishers, ibis, and leggy storks.

wildlife · birds

Black-capped or Rufous Sibia is a common and melodious Himalayan bird. The rufous sibia (Heterophasia capistrata) is a species of bird in the Leiothrichidae family. It feeds on berries and insects.

wildlife · birds

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

birds · hills

In the backdrop of low bird calls, a Himalayan or Darjeeling Pied Woodpecker or Dendrocopos himalayensis is seen pecking on the dry wood of a barren tree in the cold winter in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·hills · birds

Himalayan Pied Kingfisher or Ceryle lugubris. A bird that is found at altitudes of up to 2000 meters right across the Himalaya, from Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh. Here, seen on the Ramganga river in Corbett National Park.

birds · forest

Verditer pair on a banj oak tree. The brighter bird is the male while the lighter blue one is the female...

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

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

lake · wildlife

Painted Stork and Greater Flamingos at the Thol Bird Sanctuary in Gujarat, India. The Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wading bird in the stork family.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

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

birds · hills

Isn't that a flock of choughs circling overhead in Ladakh? Ladakh has a great diversity of birds, both resident and migratory birds. Some 225 different species of birds have been recorded in Ladakh.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · river

Without the Ramganga river there would be no Corbett. It is the largest of the precious few perennial sources of water in the Park. In fact, for a brief period (from 1954 to 1957) the Park was known as Ramganga National Park.

birds · forest

The Brown-fronted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos auriceps) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It ranges across the northern regions of the Indian Subcontinent, primarily the lower-to-middle altitudes of the Himalayas.

wildlife · birds

The lesser sand plover (Charadrius mongolus) is a small wader in the plover family of birds. The spelling is commonly given as lesser sandplover, but the official British Ornithologists' Union spelling is "lesser sand plover".

birds · hills

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