“Himalayas”

wildlife · forest

The Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) is also called greater one-horned rhinoceros and Asian one-horned rhinoceros and belongs to the Rhinocerotidae family.

birds · wildlife

We once sighted an Osprey at 7500 feet in the Himalaya, at our conservation field center. "The Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), sometimes known as the sea hawk, fish eagle or fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey.

birds · wildlife

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.

Jabbarkhet, Uttarakhand·hills · wildlife

This breathtaking panorama overlooks the city of Dehradun nestled within the scenic Doon Valley, viewed from the elevated hills near Jabbarkhet Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

Gujarat·lake · river

Painted Storks searching for food into the wetland of Thol Wildlife Sanctuary. The Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wading bird in the stork family.

Assam·river · wildlife

View of Guwahati city including the Brahmaputra river seen aerially. The huge sand bars one can see vary with the season and flow of the river. This is India's largest and widest river by flow, way larger than the Ganga or Ganges.

Uttarakhand·wildlife

Striped Tiger or Danaus genutia butterflies in Corbett Park. These butterflies are found across India up to 2500 m in the Himalayas. They fly throughout the year. They prefer all types of habitat. They fly low over bushes and undergrowth.

Assam·wildlife · forest

Indian One-Horned Rhinoceros at Kaziranga National Park, Assam. The Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), also called the greater one-horned rhinoceros and one-horned Indian rhinoceros, belongs to the Rhinocerotidae family.

Rajasthan·birds · forest

Thanks to Abhishek Gulshan, we now realize that this is probably the Indian Scops Owl, a new sub-species that is closely related to the Collared Scops Owl.

hills · snow

Naturalists walking the jagged rocky mountainscape of Ladakh during their search for Snow Leopard in India. The snow leopard is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

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.

wildlife · birds

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

Assam·wildlife · forest

A great time taking a safari trip to Kaziranga National Park, Assam. Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India.

wildlife · forest

Flood hits Kaziranga National Park in Assam, a UNESCO natural heritage site. Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India.

snow · hills

A group of naturalists search Snow Leopard in the snowy mountains of Ladakh, India. The snow leopard is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

snow · hills

Naturalists searching for Snow Leopard in the snowy barren mountains of Ladakh, India. The snow leopard is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

Gujarat·wildlife · lake

Painted Storks searching for food into the wetland of Thol Wildlife Sanctuary. The Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wading bird in the stork family.

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.

snow · wildlife

This Ounce seems to be warm in this middle altitude forest and it pants to stay cool, as its real habitat comprises of the higher altitude forests of the Himalaya and related cold weather ranges.

wildlife · snow

This Ounce rubs its neck, ears and teeth against a tree, to keep his fur and teeth clean. By doing so, he is both sharpening his teeth and smoothening out his facial fur. He is hiding within a lower altitude forest in the central Himalaya.

wildlife · forest

Indian rhinoceros grazing on green grass fields of Kaziranga National Park, Assam. The Indian Rhinorceos (Rhinoceros unicornis), also called the greater one-horned Rhinoceros and one-horned Indian Rhinoceros, belongs to the Rhinocerotidae…

wildlife · forest

Indian Rhinoceros grazing on green fields of Kaziranga National Park, Assam. The Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), also called the greater one-horned Rhinoceros and one-horned Indian rhinoceros, belongs to the Rhinocerotidae family…