“Himalayas”

hills

Fog and mist in time lapse rising up the rain forest like hills of the Sikkim Himalaya. Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayas.

Himachal Pradesh·hills · highway

A vehicle travels along a paved two-lane mountain highway that crosses a deep, rugged river valley in Himachal Pradesh, India.

birds · hills

The nuthatches constitute a genus, Sitta, of small passerine birds belonging to the family Sittidae. Characterised by large heads, short tails, and powerful bills and feet, nuthatches advertise their territory using loud, simple songs.

Monitor lizards are generally large lizards, although some can be as small as 20 cm (7.9 in) in length.

wildlife · snow

A lone Snow leopard in a forest of India.The snow leopard is native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia.

flowers

Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora), also called evergreen magnolia, bull-bay, big-laurel, or large-flower magnolia, has large fragrant white flowers and evergreen leaves that make it one of the most splendid of forest trees and a v…

Uttarakhand·hills

Landour, a small cantonment town contiguous with Mussoorie, is about 35 km (22 mi) from the city of Dehradun in the northern state of Uttarakhand in India.

Uttarakhand·hills

Landour, a small cantonment town contiguous with Mussoorie, is about 35 km (22 mi) from the city of Dehradun in the northern state of Uttarakhand in India.

forest · wildlife

The Scarlet Minivet (Pericrocotus speciosus) is a small passerine bird. This minivet is found in tropical southern Asia from the Indian subcontinent east to southern China, Indonesia, and the Philippines.

wildlife · music

The Chukar Partridge or Chukar (Alectoris chukar) is a Eurasian upland gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae.

Uttarakhand

Green plums (soon to turn bright red or plum!) ripening on a tree in Landour, Uttarakhand, 20th May 2012. It's a windy day and the tree is swaying wildlife in the wind...

Himachal Pradesh·hills · aerial

Manali (alt. 1,950 m or 6,398 ft), in the Beas River valley, is an important hill station in the mountains of Himachal Pradesh, India, near the northern end of the Kullu Valley.

Uttarakhand

Lovely, rich fall colours on leaves of creepers. Creepers on the trunks of the deodar trees in Landour, Mussoorie show off colourful leaves in contrast with the brown and green around it.

Jammu and Kashmir·hills · river

Waterfall en route Amarnath cave shrine, J&K. Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains.

hills · snow

Tip-top climbing on a Himalayan glacier! Mountaineering or mountain climbing is the sport, hobby or profession of hiking, skiing, depending on whether the route chosen is over rock, snow or ice.

flowers · hills

Ox-eye daisies, which are very similar to the Michaelmas daisies in look, prosper in the Himalayan mountains of Uttarakhand, India. Michaelmas or Easter daisies (Aster novi-belgii) were once popular in gardens, but are rarely seen now.

flowers · industry

Wild Peonies growing on the road between Joshimath and Auli, in Uttarakhand, India. A tall, almost shrubby plant that attracts attention by way of its large showy white or pinkish flowers with deep yellow stamens and large deeply-cut leaves…

birds · wildlife

Birds of Dehra dun and Chakrata: Great Barbet, Blue-Whistling Thrush, Black-Lored Tit, Grey-Hooded Warbler, Green-Backed Tit and Ruddy Shelducks.

flowers

Cosmos flowers come in brightly colored single or double flowers which include white, pink, orange, yellow, and scarlet colors. Rich, fertile conditions are not necessary to grow yellow cosmos. Yellow cosmos is not a heavy feeder.

hills

Amazing view of Himalaya mountain in Bhutan. Snowy mountains under clear sky and glaciers which are the main source of freshwater. The mountains of Bhutan are some of the most prominent natural geographic features of the kingdom.

flowers · hills

In the background is a boggy meadow of Primula stuartii. One of the smallest flowering Rhododendron shrubs of talispatra, as seen above Dodital in May 1994, in Uttarakhand, India, at around 12, 500 feet altitude.

birds

Sitting and balancing on a deodar sprig, on a windy day, this Chestnut-bellied Rock thrush seems to be enjoying the ride...

hills

What started out as a fierce hail-storm peters out into cold rainfall! See a Himalayan hail storm in progress, with hail falling in sheets to the ground.

Uttarakhand·temple · river

Pilgrims visiting the temple in Gangotri and sadhus or Hindu priest take a holy bath in river Ganga, chanting mantras. Gangotri is a town and a Nagar Panchayat (municipality) in Uttarkashi district in the state of Uttarakhand, India.