“Himalayas”

hills · wildlife

The Himalayan Vulture or Himalayan Griffon Vulture (Gyps himalayensis) is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae. Closely related to the European Griffon Vulture (G.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Verditer Flycatcher in Landour, as seen from our dining room window! This Verditer Flycatcher, most commonly seen in the middle Himalaya, was spotted in Landour, Mussoorie.

birds · wildlife

Rhododendron arboreum buds and blooms in the wildfilmsindia protected Motidhar forest in the Himalaya Black crowned Jay nectaring on Rhododendron blossoms at wildfilmsindia forest in Motidhar The Black-headed Jay, also known as the Lanceola…

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

Asian Black Bulbul eats wild pear or kaitha fruit at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet bird sanctuary in the western Himalaya.

birds · wildlife

Himalayan Woodpecker is observed perched near the top of a dried tree in the Himalayan region. The bird repeatedly strikes the tree trunk with its beak, a behavior known as drumming.

Uttarakhand·hills · birds

Himalayan Woodpecker, Dendrocopos himalayensis on a tree in Landour in the Indian Himalayas / Himalaya of India. Landour, near Mussoorie in Uttaranchal / Garhwal / Uttarakhand in North India. Bird, woodpecker, alpine bird, Himalayan fauna.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

White neat white speckles on its upper body and a jaunty disposition, meet the Blue Whistling Thrush of the Himalaya: The Whistling Schoolboy of our hill station towns Cheery Blue Whistling Thrush or Whistling Schoolboy Kalchure at Jabbarkh…

hills · birds

One of our funnest stories yet - this owl took us 30 years to truly understand its mysterious life in the Himalaya, and its very little known breeding biology.

birds · hills

A small group of White throated Laughing Thrush undertakes a summer afternoon of stream bathing: A cheery hill bird from the Himalaya with an orange rump, at our wildfilmsindia forest reserve in Uttarakhand.

birds · hills

Turquoise-like Verditer Flycatcher trills on dead grey branch against blue sky: Perfect blue on blue! Deep blue bird catches evening light sitting on a Himalayan Cedar or deodar branch, and looks deceptively like a different bird but is rea…

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Blackbird gorges on Berberis aristata or Kingod berries in the western Himalaya, spreading seeds for the shrub Grey-winged Blackbird is one of India's finest songsters, even as it silently pecks around for insects A Grey winged Blackbird sc…

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

A Rufous Sibia (Heterophasia capistrata) feeding on berries in Jabbarkhet, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India. Perched on a branch, the bird is seen actively picking and consuming berries.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

A Blue-throated Barbet nests at wildfilmsindia bird sanctuary in western Himalaya, at Motidhar valley around Mussoorie. A Himalayan or Hill Barbet also calls clearly in the clip, so it must be sitting on an adjacent tree.

Landour, Uttarakhand·birds · forest

Sleepy Broadbill goes into roosting mode, lulled by Great Barbet calls, in Uttarakhand Himalaya, at the wildfilmsindia sanctuary around Landour. Suddenly, something seems to wake it up and it goes into alert mode in no time at all.

birds · hills

Deep blue bird catches evening light sitting on a Himalayan Cedar or deodar branch, and looks deceptively like a different bird but is really a Verditer Flycatcher in the Himalay, at our wildfilmsindia sanctuary in Uttarakhand.

wildlife · birds

A female Blue-capped Redstart (Phoenicurus caeruleocephala) perched among glossy green foliage.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

The Blue-throated Barbet is a foothills Barbet that makes it way up into the middle Himalaya at Motidhar. Typically, one hears it in the foothills of the Terai and Shivaliks, or at Corbett Park if you're staying at Kanda Forest Rest House.

hills · birds

A pair of endemic Mountain Hawk Eagles circle the skies above wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet in Uttarakhand Himalaya. This is one of our more noteworthy raptors or birds of prey in our conservation zone in the Himalaya.

wildlife · hills

A Himalayan Cuckoo (Cuculus saturatus) perched on a moss-covered branch in a Himalayan forest. The bird remains on the branch with its plumage visible against the surrounding vegetation.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Grey-winged Blackbird is one of India's finest songsters: Hear the lovely calls in the Himalaya A Grey winged Blackbird scrabbles around in the undergrowth at our wildfilmsindia sanctuary at Jabbarkhet, Uttarakhand.

birds · wildlife

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

birds · hills

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

hills · wildlife

Sunning itself on a winter's day, in the warm sun, is this Sibia, at our wildfilmsindia estate. It's call gives this bird its onomatopoeic name of Three Cheers.

birds · wildlife

A gorgeous Blue Whistling Thrush (Myophonus caeruleus) resting peacefully on a mossy tree branch.