“Himalayas”

hills

What a fabulous rare view of the secretive and shy Koklass Pheasant of the middle Himalaya! The female is a drab brown while the male has a fabulous crest and is a tad more colourful.

river · hills

Digging up old leaves and mud in the stream, these Forktails hunt for insects, molluscs and grubs in the stream water. Normally found near small streams and rivulets, these beautiful birds get their name from the deep forks in their tails.

hills

The agricultural plains of north India, seen in vast abundance from a height of 35, 000 feet.

hills

In order to catch some morning sunshine, this Ailurus fulgens or Red Panda climbs atop a tree and curls up with the sunshine hitting its auburn fur...

forest · hills

Oak forests in the middle Himalaya bind and retain moisture in the soil, as they prevent the rapid run-off of monsoon and unseasonal rains. They feed water into springs and recharge ground aquifers as well.

Nepal·hills

Kathmandu to Paro flight, from Nepal to Bhutan, flying east along and across the Himalaya. One can see Mt.

wildlife · birds

Grey-winged Blackbird feeds fledglings in their nest in the crook of a Himalayan Horse Chestnut tree. The male is a darker blue-black while the female is an olive green-brown in colour.

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

A perfectly formed swirl of a Persian Buttercup and Ranunculus at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet botanical collections in the Himalaya

hills · livestock

The gorals are four species in the genus Nemorhaedus or Naemorhedus. They are small ungulates with a goat-like or antelope-like appearance. The ghural, ghooral or goral is an ungulate that is found across the Himalaya.

hills · monsoon

A colourful, incredible rainbow forms in the Himalaya while the rain poured down.One could hear the sound of the rain falling down on the ground.

Uttarakhand·forest · monsoon

Monsoon brings a complete makeover to the forests in the Himalayas. Persistent misty weather with dewdrops on the leaves of the tree. The dewdrops on the cobwebs look like ornaments of the forest.

hills · architecture

An aerial view of Jadh Ganga Bridge in the Himalaya, deepest bridge in the world. The Jadh Ganga river flows into the Bhagirathi from the north, 9 miles above Harsil.

Uttarakhand·flowers · monsoon

Monsoon flowering of Crocus rain lilies, poppies, dahlia and Asiatic dayflower or Commelina paludosa at our wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet botanical slopes in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

hills · flowers

The first summer showers arrive and the Zephyranthus crocuses start flowering, even carpeting the hillsides with their summer blooms, across the Himalaya.

Himachal Pradesh·hills

Road making gashes show how much damage building roads in the Himalaya causes to the slopes, leading to soil damage and soil as well as vegetation cover being lost.

hills · wildlife

The sudden excitement of this swallow brood when a parent brings in food is both cute and comical.

wildlife · birds

The head, neck and breast are black with a bluish spotting on the crown. The shoulders and rump are a duller blue and the underparts are a greyish cream. The long tail is a brighter blue with a broad white tip.

hills

Caught on camera. The Himalayan vulture (Gyps himalayensis) have a rendezvous on a craggy hillside.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Delicate Peach blossoms bloom across Motidhar, near Mussoorie, Uttarakhand. The flowers display vibrant shades of pink to deep red, creating a striking contrast against the surrounding greenery.

hills · monsoon

The Himalayan foothills come alive during the monsoon season when thick, dramatic clouds roll across the mountains and valleys.

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

Giant Tree Dahlia or Dahlia imperialis from Mexico growing at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet botanical collection Tree Dahlia imperialis plants grow to 20-30 feet in the Himalaya, originally from Mexico Autumnal feel of pink Tree Dahlia imperial…

hills · flowers

Dendrobium denneanum, a subtropical Himalayan orchid growing at the wildfilmsindia gardens in New Delhi. The native range of this species is Himalaya to S. China and Indo-China.

hills

Cloud time lapse with orange glow, from our wildfilmsindia home in the Himalaya

wildlife · hills

This footage captures a male Kalij Pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos) moving cautiously through a rocky earth cavity and gravel-covered hillside in the Himalayan region of northern India.