“Himalayas”

West Bengal·hills · birds

A Darjeeling Himalayan Pied Woodpecker chips away at old wood on a dead branch, in search of insects, at the Wilderness Orchard and wildlife sanctuary in the Himalaya.

wildlife · birds

Bird tourism takes flight in India, as 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 num…

village · wildlife

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.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

A winter visitor to our wildfilmsindia forests around Mussoorie, with beautiful flanks of orange, a flicking tail, nervous demeanour and aquamarine blue, meet the Orange-flanked Bush Robin! The Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus), also…

forest · wildlife

Dark Grey Bush Chat, Yellowish-green Leaf Warbler and Rhododendron trees in our Wilderness protected forest. 0:00 - The dark grey-Bushchat (Saxicola ferreus) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.

Uttarakhand·birds · flowers

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.

hills · wildlife

Included in the Schedule 1 of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act, and thus due to be accorded the highest level of protection is this Cheer Pheasant as it looks fabulous with warm evening sun on the Chaukhamba Himalayan range peak, and amon…

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

"Thousands of Demoiselle Cranes gather at the water's edge, suddenly erupting into the sky in a breathtaking display of synchronised flight." Massive flocks of Demoiselle Crane gather around the famous desert lake at Khichan Lake during the…

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

Hudhud has a long beak and a crest that makes it look like a hammerhead bird Hoopoe and Striated Laughing Thrush with its tall jaunty crest at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet in September 2023.

Uttarakhand·birds

The Crested Hawk Eagle has a white bars or bands on its chest, sits upright and has a lovely head with upright and retractable feathers atop its head crest, and is thus easily recognizable...

West Bengal·birds · flowers

What sharp black on red colour contrast, as a range of Himalayan birds feast on Rhododendron flower nectar and petals.

birds · wildlife

Having just fledged from their nests in the early monsoon season, these White-throated Laughing Thrush chicks frantically open and close their feathers to attract Mum's attention, to be fed: Laughing Thrushes.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) couple on a forest tree in Landour: See their ruby red eyes See Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) couple on forest tree around Landour, notice their ruby red eyes The ashy drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) is…

birds · river

Sitting by out little gurgling brook is this Kalchure or Whistling Thrush of the Himalaya. Dipping in and out of a little pond within the stream, it joyously flutters its wings in the water and then flicks off the water droplets to dry off.…

wildlife · birds

Eating black berries from a wild Himalayan shrub, this cute bird with a jaunty forward-facing crest atop its head is the Whiskered Yuhina (Yuhina flavicollis).

hills · forest

One of India's best songsters, when not skulking silently in winter, the Grey-winged Blackbird puts up an audio display in summer! Grey-winged Blackbird shyly skulks on Himalayan wild pear tree and feeds on fruit, while keeping its fine whi…

Uttarakhand·flowers · forest

Banding together in the warm winter sun are these Slaty-headed Parakeets at the wildfilmsindia Motidhar forests around Mussoorie in the western Himalaya - familiar grey head of this cute fruit and flower marauders are noisy, attractive bird…

wildlife · birds

The Black Baza also trips over and loses balance as it tries to poach on ants on its branch, in addition to the green locust treat in its talons! This Black Baza eats ants that pass on a small tree branch, all the while consuming a rodent t…

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

A Yellow-naped Woodpecker's yellow-green throat feathers catch evening light, on Oak tree in the Himalaya, within the wildfilmsindia wildlife sanctuary in Uttarakhand, while a Darjeeling Pied Himalayan Woodpecker pecks at insects living wit…

village · wildlife

Kind Indian villagers feed these wild Demoiselle Cranes in Rajasthan, birds have been visiting for centuries Thousands of wild Cranes band together to get fed by villages in western India! What a beautiful cacophony of crane calls! Turn up…

birds

The colourful Rufous-bellied Woodpecker is a handsome katphora that is often seen in the Himalaya, and has sharp rufous colouring, with a black and white stripe at the back of its head.

birds · hills

In nature, a handicapped bird has little chances of survival. Yet, this Grey-winger Blackbird seems to be full of life, sings and vocalizes with full joy and is clearly confident of its place in its territory.

forest · birds

A family group of Slaty-headed Parakeet or Psittacula himalayana are filmed hogging on Cedrus deodara seeds, after digging them out of the deodar cones, fresh from the tree at our Wilderness Orchard and forests in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

See Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) couple on forest tree around Landour, notice their ruby red eyes The ashy drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) is a species of bird in the drongo family Dicruridae.