“Himalayas”

hills · flowers

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

Uttarakhand·snow · river

Gomukh, the terminus or snout of the Gangotri Glacier, from where Bhagirathi River originates, is one of the primary sources of the Ganges River. The place is situated at a height of 13,200 ft.

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.

snow · livestock

Gomukh, the terminus or snout of the Gangotri Glacier, from where Bhagirathi River originates, is one of the primary sources of the Ganges River. The place is situated at a height of 13,200 ft.

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.

hills

Dussehra in the high Himalaya, at Dharali in Garhwal's upper Ganga valley. The three effigies are decorated and installed waiting to be incinerated with the aim of conquering good over evil on the occasion of Dussehra.

ceremony · hills

Tibetan prayer flags on wildfilmsindia Flag hill in the Himalaya. The red, blue, yellow, white and green Buddhist prayer flags represent elements like air, fire, water and earth. White symbolises air, red is fire.

Leh, Ladakh·hills

A right hand side seat on the Delhi - Ladakh flight earns a passenger mystical views of the Ladakh ranges of the Himalayas as the flight nears Leh on its descent to land.

birds · hills

Examine the diet of the cute little Ultramarine or White-browed Blue Flycatcher, as the mother and father bring food to their young ones. This includes a gloworn or bioluminescent insect, in one case.

hills · highway

This is archival footage from the 1980's, so it is no longer of operational relevance. There is nothing of strategic value in this video and no information or locations have been compromised.

Uttarakhand·hills

Uttarakhand , formerly Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Land of the Gods" due to the many holy Hindu temples and pilgrimage centres found throughout the state.

flowers · hills

This footage presents tight, intimate shots of Commelina tuberosa, a striking flowering plant seen flourishing during the monsoon season in the western Himalaya.

hills · forest

Normally a vociferous songster, here the Blackbird sits quietly in an Oak tree, and NOT in the mood to sing! The rich humus and fallen dry leaves on a forest floor is perfect breeding grounds for a multitude of insects.

Himachal Pradesh·snow · hills

Snow Leopards live in the high altitude mountainous regions of the Himalayas. They are a vulnerable species and hard to see even in the zoos. They live in steep crags, cliffs and rocky areas where food is hard to come by.

Ladakh·hills

The fourth leg of the 17th Raid de Himalaya went from Srinagar to Rangdum in Zanskar. Seen here are riders competing in the last competitive stage of the day, between Panikher village and Rangdum.

hills · river

Aerial views of highest peaks of world that form a Himalayan phalanx between India and Tibet, and in the Himalayan nation of Nepal.