Himalayas — Clipahoy

White-breasted or White-throated Kingfisher - quite a bird, in Bharatpur

Rajasthan·birds · wildlife

The most common urban and extra-urban Kingfisher of India - the White-breasted Kingfisher sits in wait for not just fish but frogs and other small prey at Bharatpur or Keoladeo Ghana National Park. Sexes alike.

Grey Drongo is Kotwal chidiya which provides protection to other birds that nest in its territory

birds · wildlife

Did you know that Drongo birds provide cover and protection to smaller and milder birds that breed near its own nesting tree? The Grey Drongo is found in the middle and lower hills of the Himalaya.

Large-Tailed Nightjar Roosting on the Ground in Shivalik, India, in Bangladesh

wildlife · birds

Large-Tailed Nightjar is a widespread resident, Himalayas east to Eastern and North-Eastern India and Bangladesh.

Close-Up in Himalayan Forests in Kashmir

wildlife · birds

A Blue Whistling Thrush (Myophonus caeruleus). This species is a large, dark violet-blue bird with shiny spangling on its head, back, and wings, and a contrasting yellow bill.

Landslide-prone slopes of Mussoorie with uplift strata and folds visible in rock from the Tethys sea

Uttarakhand·hills · wildlife

Landslide-prone slopes of Mussoorie, with a fabulous cross-section view of uplift strata and folds visible in rock from the Tethys sea. The house located atop the gouged out slope is in clear danger of falling to the road below.

Blue Whistling Thrush & Red-billed Blue Magpie and more

wildlife · birds

This video features Himalayan birds, including the Black-headed Jay (Garrulus lanceolatus), Oriental Magpie-Robin (Copsychus saularis), Red-billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa erythrorhyncha), Striated Laughing Thrush (Garrulax striatus), Eurasian…

With India's summer heat, the British thought this Papiha bird was calling 'Brainfever, Brainfever'!

wildlife · birds

With India's summer heat, the British thought this bird was singing Brainfever, Brainfever! But it is really just the Common Hawk Cuckoo or papiha, a parasitice cuckoo that calls out aloud in the summer months.

Demoiselle Cranes grace Indian skies each winter, marking bird tourism to better climes

wildlife · birds

What a sight! What an absolutely fabulous sight of wild birds coming together in such numbers to escape the harsher climes up north, in warmer balmier wintery India.

Bird of prey in flight over Jabbarkhet botanical garden

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

The Crested Hawk-eagle or Changeable Hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus), is a bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.

A Great Barbet perched on a dry branch in Jabbarkhet, Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand·birds

A brightly colored barbet with a heavy yellow bill, with bristles at its base–maroon-brown with violet blue-black head; olive-brown, blue, and yellow below with a bright scarlet patch under the tail. The sexes are alike.

Common or Large Hawk Cuckoo or Brainfever bird calling at Okhrey in West Sikkim

wildlife · birds

"This rare bird was filmed by our consultant ornithologist Chewang Bonpo who runs the fine birding and home stay property at Bon Farmhouse in Kewzing Village, West Sikkim.

White-capped Water Redstart and White Wagtail - Indian birds

wildlife · birds

A close-up view of a White-capped Redstart perched on the arm of a bench. The Redstart flaunts its colourful plumage and the distinct white patch on its head.

Red-winged Shrike Babbler calls loud and clear - recognize this hill call and search for this bird, in Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

On your next trip to the mountains and forests around them, listen out for this call and you can look around you and find the Red-winged Shrike Babbler, a lovely albeit shy mountain forest bird well worth looking out for! Filmed here at the…

Pallas's Fishing Eagle and Crested Hawk Eagle watch their prey

birds · wildlife

Pallas's Fishing Eagle and Crested Hawk Eagle sits on a naked tree branch watching out for its prey...

Stunning Mountain Layers Near Chopta, Uttarakhand

Tungnath, Uttarakhand·hills · snow

The breathtaking landscape of Tungnath and Chopta reveals a stunning view from a snowy mountain peak in the Garhwal Himalayas.

Black-headed Jay Perched on a Leafless Tree, in Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

A striking Black-headed Jay (Garrulus lanceolatus) perches gracefully on the bare branches of a leafless tree in the cool Himalayan landscape of Jabberkhet, Mussoorie.

Himalayan Katphora or Rufous-bellied Pied Woodpecker at wildiflmsindia Motidhar conservation forests

hills · forest

This Katphora or Himalayan Rufous-bellied Pied Woodpecker lives up to its name, by excavating a nest-hole within a semi-dying Himalayan Oak tree trunk at the wildfilmsindia conservation forest and Orchard at Motidhar in the western Himalaya…

Kniphofia or Torch Lily is not a true lily, but makes for excellent cut flowers and is loved by bees

flowers · wildlife

Kniphofia or Torch Lily is not a true lily, but makes excellent cut flowers and is loved by bees and birds alike.

So many cranes that the ground cannot be seen! And the honking fills the air with happy cheer

wildlife · birds

How nice that such places actually still exist?! And wild birds that cross the Himalaya come here to seek shelter and feed, with no fear of any danger of threat! Quite aperfect situation of humans hosting birds! Demoiselle cranes Khichan vi…

Cranes darken the sky - so many birds create the most beautiful cacophony of Demoiselle Crane calls!

wildlife · birds

Cranes darken the sky and ground - so many birds create the most beautiful cacophony of Demoiselle Crane calls! What a sight! What an absolutely fabulous sight of wild birds coming together in such numbers to escape the harsher climes up no…

Old World vulture nesting on crags in mountains: Himalayan Griffon Vulture

hills · wildlife

The Himalayan Griffon Vulture, Gyps himalayensis, is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is closely related to the European Griffon Vulture, G. fulvus.

Dark-grey Bushchat male is an energetic chirpy bird seen on shrubbery at Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

Dark-grey Bushchat male is an energetic chirpy bird seen on shrubbery at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet This calm wildlife clip features a dark grey Grey Bushchat (Saxicola ferreus) perched on a slender tree branch in the foothills of the Himala…

Grey-winged Blackbird one of India's finest songsters, even as it silently pecks around for insects, in Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Grey-winged Blackbird is one of India's finest songsters, even as it silently pecks around for insects A Grey winged Blackbird scrabbles around in the undergrowth at our wildfilmsindia sanctuary at Jabbarkhet, Uttarakhand.

Two super cheery mountain songsters on a misty day: Grey-winged Blackbird and Verditer Flycatcher

hills · birds

This super cheery singer songster is the Grey-winged Blackbird, while it's more dapper and colourful forest-mate is the Verditer Flycatcher which makes it a point to sign from high dead branches, to make its presence felt.