“Himalayas”

village · hills

Villagers slosh their way through a moderate snow-pack in winter, at Agoda village beyond Uttarkashi. Life is not easy during the winter months high in the Himalaya. With electricity often on the blink, it can be a rough ride.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Winter wild pears are an attraction for this Black-capped Sibia or Rufous Sibia at wildfilmsindia Sunning itself on a winter's day, in the warm sun, is this Sibia, at our wildfilmsindia estate.

hills

A Himalayan Griffon Vulture soars on Himalayan thermals, with middle Himalayan ranges in backdrop, Himalayan Jungle Crows calling, and a backdrop of the Jaonli and Gangotri range peaks in winter low snow mode.

festival · hills

Every fish caught is proudly displayed, even if it is still and should have been left to breed. These men are killing fish for entertainment.

hills · lake

Aporia agathon or Great Blackvein Butterflies mud-puddle in our dried out trout pond at the wildfilmsindia estate at Pari Tibba in the western Himalaya. They enjoy the cool water with algae in it.

hills

Life must go on, roads must be built and towns connected, but when Bhutan builds roads, like anywhere else in the Himalaya, bull dozers and earth movers must be used.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

On a forested slope at wildfilmsindia's Jabbarkhet mountains, garden run-wild Crocus Lilies flower in profusion, on Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens slopes ravaged by forest fire less than two months back, in the Uttarakhand Himalay…

Rajasthan·highway · hills

A beautiful lake which tourist can see after crossing Bharatpur on Leh-Manali highway en route Ladakh in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Nepal·hills

A view of one of the hotel in Nagarkot. Colourful hanging walls of Buddha, dim lights, painting of women grinding flour with hand made wooden flour pestles can be seen in the clip.

Nepal·hills · snow

Pumori, Cho Oyo and Lho La pass from Kala Pattar above Everest Base with the sweeping Khumbu glacier below. A truly awe-inspiring view of the highest peaks in the world...

hills · snow

Men find a dead Ibex during their search for Snow leopard in the upper Ladakh. The Himalayan Ibex (Capra sibirica hemalayanus) is regarded as a subspecies of the Siberian Ibex (Capra sibirica).

hills · river

Dhaulagiri is the high point of the Dhaulagiri Himal or massif in Nepal, a sub-range of the Himalaya that rises between the Bheri River on the west and the Kali Gandaki River on the east.

wildlife · forest

The smartly attired black eye striped Dark Gray Bush Chat sits on a tiny twig and trills, while flicking up its tail with each trill.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

It's time for a Rhododendron floral nectar feast for this lovely, reclusive and rarely seen bird - the Rusty cheeked Scimitar Babbler is a lovely Himalayan bird with a scimitar shaped beak.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Spring-time Himalayan birds of Mussoorie, Motidhar and Jabbarkhet, in wildfilmsindia forests and gardens: Black-crowned Jay, Cicada insect, Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker, Himalayan Barbet, Peony buds, Himalayan Tree Pie, Blue-throated Barb…

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

A Kalij Pheasant breeding pair of male and female birds forage for insects and seeds among ferns on a moist early monsoon hillside at the wildfilmsindia estate in Motidhar, Mussoorie.

birds · hills

If you have spent time around hill stations and the lower hills, you would have heard the plaintive repetitive 'piao piao' calles of the cute Mewli of the Hill Barbet of the Himalaya.

hills

Srikanta is the taller peak to the left, and Mahla is to the right. Seen high above the Dharali-Harsil valley on early winter trek in October 2018, these stunning images show that the Uttarakhand Himalaya is no less than the high mountain c…

snow · hills

Himalayan snowpack runs deep on the Jogin and Gangotri peak ranges, as seen from Rudragaira, with Auden's Col in distance. The hanging glaciers on Jogin are rather awe-inspiring. See the lovely snow field on the summit ridge.

hills · river

An amazing view of Dodital valley and distant Bakria Khaga pass, from Darva / Darwa Top high above Dodital Lake in Uttarakhand, India. See Rhododendron and Juniper forests at the upper end of the tree line in the Himalaya.

temple · hills

A troop of Rhesus Macaque gathers around the mountaintop surroundings of Kartik Swami Temple in the Garhwal Himalayas.

wildlife · hills

Female Koklass Pheasant, one of the most elusive pheasants inhabiting the temperate and coniferous forests of the Himalayas.

Ladakh·river · hills

As the Urial descend down a ravine, jumping across smaller precipices and chasms, they descend with great glee to the waters' edge to drink from the Zanskar river, and then proceed to eat berries of Leh Berry or Seabuckthorn (Hippophae tibe…

Uttarakhand·forest · monsoon

Misty monsoon Himalayan rain-forest-like forest at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet forests around Mussoorie in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.