“Himalayas”

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…

Himachal Pradesh·hills · wildlife

While Spiti is beautiful in any month of the year, winter is completely different and magical, but quite adventurous and cold at the same time. Reaching Spiti itself in winter is a task.

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.

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.

hills · forest

Pretty in orange and blue! Rufous Sibia bird pair at our wildfilmsindia Motidhar Estate A plump little Rufous Sibia fluffs out its feathers, preens and enjoys the winter sun at wildfilmsindia Motidhar sanctuary Rufous Sibia is the new name…

hills · river

Enjoying its pristine Himalayan stream-side habitat is this Spotted Forktail. Se its lovely puffy white feather coat on its back as it struts around the stream-bed! Forktail bird spotted by wildfilmsindia stream, walks delicately with white…

forest · hills

One carelessly tossed bidi by a villager or a cigarette by a wretched ignorant tourist and hundreds, even thousands of acres of prime Himalayan mixed Oak and Rhododendron forest go up in smoke, in the dead of night, and no one cares or acts…

wildlife · snow

Snow leopards have evolved to live in some of the harshest conditions on Earth. Their white-grey coat spotted with large black rosettes blends in perfectly with the steep and rocky mountains of trans-Himalayas.

forest · wildlife

About 150 bird species are reported from the Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary and during winter large congregations of Brahminy Duck Tadorna ferruginea can be seen at the sanctuary.

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).

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…

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…

hills · forest

Is this Goral mama prancing around with her kids as they walk past our camera trap on a sunny Himalayan ridge? Or has she been bothered by an insect? As the mists rise and fall, this wild mountain goat flicks off bugs and looks around for d…

Assam·wildlife · forest

Tigers eating remains of wild water Buffalo at Kaziranga National Park in Assam. Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India.

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.

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…

hills · wildlife

Rufous Sibia is the new name what we always called the Black-capped Sibia or Three Cheers! Winter wild pears are an attraction for this Black-capped Sibia or Rufous Sibia at wildfilmsindia Sunning itself on a winter's day, in the warm sun,…

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.