“Himalayas”

Nepal

Slate-roofed traditional houses of Landruk village on the Annapurna tour trekking route through the foothills of the Himalayas, Kaski district in the Gandaki zone of Nepal.

Nepal·hills

Annapurna South (7219 meters), also called Annapurna Dakshin or Moditse, is a mountain in the Annapurna Himal range of the Himalayas, and the 10st-highest mountain in the world.

Nepal·hills

Annapurna South (7219 meters), also called Annapurna Dakshin or Moditse, is a mountain in the Annapurna Himal range of the Himalayas, and the 10th-highest mountain in the world.

flowers · hills

Potentilla atrosanguinea, commonly known as Himalayan cinquefoil or ruby cinquefoil, is a vigorous herbaceous perennial of the rose family that typically grows in spreading mounds to 18-30” tall.

flowers

A multitude of flowering Rhododendron shrubs, of different species, light up the slopes of upper north Sikkim, in the month of June.

flowers · hills

Mulde Peak, commands a majestic sweep of the central Himalaya from its 3,650m perch. This is Poon Hill minus the crowds, higher and closer to the Annapurnas. The trek to Mulde is lined with different species of rhododendron trees.

industry · flowers

This plant is known as Shilphara / Sheelphara in Sanskrit for so strong are its roots that it is said they can penetrate rocks and crack them open! Also known as Bergenia stracheyi or Saxifrage in English, this is a lovely spring-time flowe…

Uttarakhand·hills · school

Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is a widespread winter visitor but is also a resident in the mountains of pakistan, Himalayas and Western Ghats and Srilanka. Long, rather broad tail; wing-tips more rounded than on most falcons.

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.

forest

The kalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos), belongs to the family Phasianidae. The kalij pheasants are distributed in foothills of Himalayas, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and Thailand. There are nine subspecies of these pheasants.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

Crested Hawk-eagle sits atop a tree in the Wilderness orchard and botanical gardens in Landour. The Crested Hawk-eagle or Changeable Hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus), is a bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.

birds

The Asian Great Barbets (Megalaima virens) are the largest of all barbet species. The name "Barbet" is derived from the French word "barbe", which means "beard," and in this context refers to the bristles which fringe their heavy bills.

birds · wildlife

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

birds

A female Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush. Blue skies of the Himalayas can be seen in the background but don't forget to notice the plumage and a close up of the head and ears.

river · hills

Near the clean clear waters of our Motidhar stream at the wildfilmsindia Pari Tibba wildlife sanctuary, this Yellow-bellied Wagtail joyously hunts for insects in a forest environment. It also preens and cleans its feathers.

Uttarakhand·hills

Sitting pretty in the orange glow of pre-sunset timing in winters in the Himalaya, this Black-capped Sibia or Rufous Sibia can be heard singing in it's melodious voice in the hills of Mussoorie.

river · hills

View of Border Security Force (BSF) camp in Assam, India. The Border Security Force (BSF) is a Border Guarding Force of India.

Assam·wildlife · forest

One-horned Rhino wallowing in a water hole at Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India. The Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), also called the greater one-horned rhinoceros and Indian one-horned rhinoceros, belongs to the Rhinocerotidae…

flowers · snow

In spring, from late April to mid May, the forests of Sikkim are ablaze with brilliant rhododendron blossom for miles and miles. Dwarf Snow Rhododendron is a small spreading, often gregarious, shrublet found on drier alpine slopes.

Uttarakhand·hills

Clouds cover Nanda Devi mountain range as seen from Gorson meadow near Auli, Uttarakhand. Nanda Devi is the second highest mountain in India, and the highest located entirely within the country.

hills · livestock

Sheep grazing on Kauri pass meadows as they move upwards in Garhwal region of Uttarakhand. Kuari Pass is probably the best window to view the high Himalayan peaks.

hills

A US$20 million mansion was destroyed by the bull dozers and JCB machines of the local cantonment board in the western Himalaya, after the High Court gave a demolition order, due to irregularities in the construction and have rules that wer…

Himachal Pradesh·village · hills

Chicham is relatively known (or unknown) for its location – it lies across a very narrow and dangerous gorge from Kibber village (which was “The Highest Motorable Village in the World” till a few years ago).

hills

The most widely distributed carnivore in the world the Red fox is extremely variable in body colour and size.