“Himalayas”

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India and was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Himalayan Barbet nest hole below deodar / Dev dar hotel in Landour, Mussoorie. This nest hole, above Cosy Nook, has since been taken over by the Himalayan Rock Bee. Himalayan barbet or Great Hill Barbet has a green tail and yellow beak.

wildlife · birds

A grey bushchat (Saxicola ferreus) perches on bare branches against a soft blue sky. The bird has slate-grey upperparts, a dark mask through the eye, a bold white eyebrow stripe, and a white throat and belly.

birds · wildlife

This footage captures three distinct Himalayan bird species — the Ultramarine Flycatcher (Ficedula superciliaris), a Bulbul (commonly Pycnonotus leucogenys – Himalayan Bulbul), and a Drongo (often Dicrurus macrocercus – Black Drongo, or Dic…

wildlife · birds

This video captures a Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) perched on a tree branch in the peaceful foothills of the Himalayas.

Gujarat·birds · forest

Thol Sanctuary, about an hour's drive from Ahmedabad, attracts flock of Greater flamingos, Painted stork, Sarus crane, Black headed ibis, Egret, Knob billed duck.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

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.

Assam·birds · livestock

Cattle egret resting on the back of Indian Rhino at Kaziranga National Park in Assam. Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India.

Assam·birds · livestock

Cattle egret resting on the back of Indian Rhino at Kaziranga National Park in Assam. Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

Pallas' Fishing Eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus) in a tree in Corbett National Park, Uttaranchal / Uttarakhand in North India.

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.

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.

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.

birds · hills

Young chick peering out of nest-hole. They are almost ready to fly out and explore the bigger world outside their tiny little nest-hole which is the only home they have known these past few weeks! Also, male Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker a…

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Male Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker at its nest-hole, feeding a chick! Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker nesting in Landour, Mussoorie, India. This is a resident in the foothills and lower/middle hills of Himalaya.

birds · wildlife

A male Himalayan Woodpecker, a striking forest bird native to the Himalayan region. Perched vertically on the trunk of a tree, the bird displays several distinctive features that make it one of the most recognizable woodpeckers of the India…

wildlife · birds

Berberis lycium (Berberis lycium) shrubs are laden with ripe berries of Berberis aristata, attracting several Himalayan bird species for feeding.

Uttarakhand·river · wildlife

For the survival of such a remarkable gamut of floral and faunal species in Jim Jim Corbett National Park of Uttarakhand , water is a crucial factor.

birds

A Greater Yellownape Picus Flavinucha perches on a tree seemingly in a thought over going about its business.

hills · wildlife

Himalayan Vultures of Himalayan Griffon Vultures (Gyps himalayensis) fight over their meal of a carcass in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.

wildlife · birds

Imagine the back-breaking effort (those bags weigh 50 kilograms each!) and cost for these poor villagers to share their precious food-stocks with visiting birds from across the Himalaya! Such is the hospitality of Indians in rural areas tha…

Assam·wildlife · forest

Birds eating carrion in Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India. Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India.

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 · 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.