“Himalayas”

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Deep sky blue Verditer Flycatcher at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet: A prettier Himalayan bird there isn't! Verditer Flycatcher quivers its tail as it delivers it's lovely trilling call! Deep blue bird catches monsoon light It's tail quivers as…

forest · hills

Cute little long-tailed Broadbill has a bath in our Bindal stream at wildfilmsindia Motidhar sanctuary, and then heads in to an Oak tree to shake off the water and dry off.

birds · forest

The Collared Pygmy Owlet has a very large range occurring in the Himalayas Source : Wikipedia The tiny Collared Owlet is Asia's smallest owl species: See it hunched up in the winter cold With 'eyes' at the back of its head, this Ullu actual…

birds · hills

Nicely camouflaged, the Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker matches the mossy trunks it climbs up in search of insects at our wildfilmsindia wildlife sanctuary in the western Himalaya.

birds · wildlife

Long-tailed Broadbill in Latpanchar: This bird's sharp green and yellow don't always lend to good camouflage! A Brainfever or Common Hawk-Cuckoo calls in the distance.

Uttarakhand·birds

With a Woodpecker calling in the background audio, this Green-backed Tit is a cheery little energetic one, ever chirruping and twisting from left to right, nervous yet cute, as seen at the wildfilmsindia bird sanctuary in the Uttarakhand Hi…

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

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.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

It's summer time in the forests of the lower Himalaya, and also breeding time for birds... The 'Three Cheers' bird is the erstwhile Black-capped Sibia now known as the Rufous Sibia, seen here in the company of a White-cheeked Bulbul, a voca…

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Spring-time Himalayan birds of Mussoorie, Motidhar and Jabbarkhet, in wildfilmsindia forests and gardens: Black-crowned Jay, Cicada insect, Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker, Himalayan Barbet, Peony buds, Himalayan Tree Pie, Blue-throated Barb…

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

A Kalij Pheasant breeding pair of male and female birds forage for insects and seeds among ferns on a moist early monsoon hillside at the wildfilmsindia estate in Motidhar, Mussoorie.

wildlife · birds

Hear the vocalization of the Broadbill in this video! What a unusual combination of bright green and bright yellow? For a bird that needs to be camouflaged in low foothill and low Himalayan forests, that seems like an unlikely combination o…

birds · hills

If you have spent time around hill stations and the lower hills, you would have heard the plaintive repetitive 'piao piao' calles of the cute Mewli of the Hill Barbet of the Himalaya.

wildlife · hills

Female Koklass Pheasant, one of the most elusive pheasants inhabiting the temperate and coniferous forests of the Himalayas.

river · wildlife

A pair of Spotted Forktails spotted along a Mussoorie stream in the wildfilmsindia sanctuary in Uttarakhand: An elegant stream-side resident that eats insects and pirouettes around the water and stones around a river, all day.

wildlife · village

Why can human beings not exist and work together as closely as this large flock of Demoiselle Crane bird at Shree Pakshi Chuggaghar Sanstha Rajasthan? Migrating Cranes enjoy the hospitality of Indian villagers who feed them 1800 kilograms o…

hills · birds

Himalayan Rock Bees' honey is rich in natural taste. Completely different in aroma and taste than other honey. It is toxic. Possess high medicinal value (sucked nectar from precious herbs like Yarsagumba & Paanchawle).

Uttarakhand·hills · wildlife

A Red-billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha) sits at its nest to incubate its eggs near Nainital in Uttarakhand.

hills · birds

The mountain equivalent of the Satbhai or Seven Sisters of the plains! White-throated Laughing Thrushes are gregarious by nature and hang out in larger groups, chasing out insects from shrubbery and foraging for seed and berry alike in the…

wildlife · birds

Hordes of Rosy Pastors flock through Delhi in the early summer, as they head north on their migration.

birds · hills

A White-throated Laughing Thrush spreads her wings wide to protect delicate chicks from summer sun, as she sits in her nest atop her chicks.

hills · birds

A Hill Partridge calling in background audio, a female Chestnut-bellied Thrush sits atop a branch at the Wilderness Orchard in the Himalaya.

Rajasthan·village · wildlife

What a beautiful cacophony of crane calls! Turn up speakers and listen to Khichan Demoiselle Cranes.

birds · forest

A Grey Drongo digs into a juicy cicada, holding it with its left foot, and pecking deep for morsels with its sharp beak. It seems the marauding Jungle Myna has come to nest in the middle Himalaya, after all.

birds · hills

The brilliant blue plumage shines in the summer sunshine of the Himalaya, offset by the green forest hues behind. A prettier bird one cannot possibly behold than the Verditer Flycatcher!