“Himalayas”

flowers · hills

Planting out a bed of blue Agapanthus lilies, seed-grown in the Himalaya, atour wildfilmsindia gardens in Uttarakhand. Trans-planting Agapanthus Lily clumps, after breaking the clumps and re-distributing them, at wildfilmsindia.

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

Back-lit Iris flower petals show their delicate structure, with veins, as Himalayan sunset glows behind Bearded iris grow aplenty during spring at wildfilmsindia gardens at Jabbarkhet in Landour.

flowers · hills

This intimate macro wildlife footage features a Lavatera flower (Lavatera sp.) in full bloom, captured in tight close-up shots from the foothills of the Himalayas.

Uttarakhand·birds · flowers

Slaty-headed Parakeet all but destroys Rhododendron flower petals and entire flower head bunches as it feasts on them in the Himalaya When walking among the tree's branches, this tota actually uses its beak as a fifth leg, using it to locom…

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Ranunculus and Anemone garden in the Himalaya: A riot of pinks, yellow, blues and more, at the wildfilmsindia botanical arboreta around Mussoorie in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

Fritillaria uva-vulpis grows at Jabbarkhet botanical collections of wildfilmsindia, in the Himalaya, in the spring of 2023.

flowers · hills

Butterflies forage on Daphne bholua flowers in Uttarakhand state of India. A Cabbage White butterfly offers itself to a receptive mate on a spring-time afternoon in the high Himalaya, close to the tree-line.

West Bengal·flowers · hills

Monsoon clouds mill around the valley even as a Darjeeling Himalayan Pied Woodpecker, a Striated Laughing Thrush and a Yellow-crowned Woodpecker hunt for insects on the oaks around our blue-green valley of Agapanthus blooms in the Himalaya!…

hills · flowers

Our gardeners plant Dutchmaster daffodil bulbs at the wildfilmsindia botanical gardens in the Himalaya, in the winter season, in December 2021. We had a brilliant showing thereafter, in the spring. Watch this space for images of the same!

flowers · hills

Some of the finest plum blossoms and then fruit come from the Wilderness Orchard and Botanical gardens in the western Himalaya. One can hear a White-crested Laughing Thrush calling in the background.

flowers · hills

Our wildfilmsindia orchards and botanical gardens in the western Himalaya are over-flowing with Agapanthus flowering stalks - by the tens of thousands! Filmed around 11th July 2020.

Uttarakhand·flowers

A rhododendron tree in its full glory of scarlet flowers in Landour in spring. One of the most stately and impressive species rhododendrons, Tree Rhododendron is the state tree of Uttarakhand.

flowers · hills

Rhododendron arboreum: One of the most stately and impressive species rhododendrons, Tree Rhododendron is the state tree of Uttarakhand. It is extremely variable in stature, hardiness, flower color and leaf characteristics.

snow · flowers

Half frozen lake with water under the ice. A splendid natural scenery awaits on the trek to Gidara and Dayara Bugyal from Barsu village in Uttarakashi district in Uttarakhand. Flowers are at full bloom in the meadows of these basins.

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

hills · flowers

Himalayan Thyme is a small aromtic shrublet, about 15-30 cm high, with many tiny oblong leaves and delicate little whorls of pink-purple flowers growing in fairly dense clusters, occasionally crowding over the leaves.

hills · flowers

Bunches of sunflowers from a new variety grow at our botanical collections in the Motidhar valley on wildfilmsindia's Pari Tibba Estate. New Sunflower varieties grown at wildfilmsindia botanical collections and arboreta in the Himalaya