Himalayas — Clipahoy

Rare and Strange Vulture behaviour in the Himalaya

hills

A Himalayan Griffon Vulture wipes its beak on deodar leaves after a meal of carrion. It further pecks at wood on the dead wood branch it is sitting on and proceeds to preen and clean its under-wing feathers.

River Brahmaputra from the air, in Assam

hills · snow

View of Assam from the air. Also seen are tributaries and larger flood plain of the Brahmaputra river in Assam, India.

New Tehri Town and the Tehri Dam in the Himalaya

Uttarakhand

White rose shrub flowers aplenty in the Himalaya, in Landour

Uttarakhand·flowers

This exquisite miniature Rose flowering shrub goes into summer floral profusion mode at our country garden in Landour, Uttarakhand.

Common Sailor mud-puddling in the Garhwal Himalaya, in Uttarakhand

hills

Neptis hylas, the common sailor, is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in the Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia. We found this one in a moist valley in Uttarakhand.

Horseback pilgrims and tented camps in the Himalaya: Amarnath Yatra, in Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir·snow · temple

Pilgrims proceed to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in Kashmir to worship the ice stalagmite Lingam. Amarnath cave is a Hindu shrine located in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is dedicated to Shiva.

Men carry a Hindu believer into the high Himalaya, for pilgrimage, in Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir·snow · temple

Men carrying Hindu pilgrim, make their pilgrimage to the sacred holy cave shrine of Amarnath in Kashmir to worship the ice stalagmite Lingam. Amarnath cave is a Hindu shrine located in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is dedicated to Shiva.

Cute Donkeys pair up in the snowy Himalaya, in Spiti

Himachal Pradesh

'Use Me' says the dust bin, and the donkey tips into it with its mouth, to get some leftover food.

Colourful crowds head up to Manimahesh lake in the high Himalaya, in Himachal Pradesh

river · festival

Pilgrims on their way to Manimahesh. Colourful tents are set up for them where they can rest for sometime and then move forward. Manimahesh Lake is situated at 27 Kms from Bharmour at the foot of Manimahesh Kailash.

Trekkers take deep snow pit stop while climbing atop Kalindi Khal in Himalaya: 19K feet altitude, in Badrinath

Uttarakhand·hills · monsoon

Trekkers have a deep snowpack pit stop for rest while climbing atop Kalindi Khal, at near 20K feet altitude Walking in near white out conditions, with no visibility en route Kalindi Khal pass between Gangotri and Badrinath valleys.

Thermopsis barbata (Black pea) in high Himalaya, Uttarakhand

Found in the northern parts of Himachal Pradesh and Garhwal, this is a plant of open slopes and high meadows.

Gentians flower delicately among meadow grass in the western Himalaya

flowers

A large genus of over 60 species, many differing by minute botanical characters. It is very easy to identify plants as belonging among the Gentians by the characteristic shape of the flowers- the corolla being funnel-shaped and longer than…

Woodpecker chicks in Himalaya: cute nest-hole antics, in Landour

Uttarakhand·birds

A brood of Scaly-bellied Woodpecker chicks waits for their parents to return with food, as they view the world for the first time, from the cosy comfort of their nest hole in Landour, Uttarakhand.

Himalayan Pied Woodpecker in Uttarakhand Himalaya

Landour, Uttarakhand·hills · birds

At the Wilderness Orchard and Botanical gardens in Landour, Mussoorie, a Himalayan Pied Woodpecker gets to work on a dead wood log of deodar wood at the Jabbarkhet Estate, and then moves to a live Oak, banj or Quercus incana tree.

Views of the barren Himalaya as seen from Gidara Buggyal, in Uttarakhand

hills

Right above Dayara and Gidara Buggyal the tree line vanishes and one sees barren, treeless Himalayan hill faces.

Cycling in the Himalaya - narrow trails, beautiful vistas, in Himachal Pradesh

hills · forest

A tented camp in a deodar forest in Himachal Pradesh reveals itself above the forest layer. A team of mountain biking enthusiasts cycle in to camp for the night.

Bonfire in the Himalaya: diwali and marshmallows at our Himalayan home

hills

Monsoon clouds over Darma Valley in the Kumaon Himalaya, Uttarakhand

Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand·hills · river

The high-altitude landscape of Darma Valley in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India. Steep, rugged Himalayan ridges descend into a broad valley where a small cluster of mountain houses is nestled on the valley floor.

Haunted House of the Himalaya is slowly decommissioned, in Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·hills · architecture

In the quiet forested surroundings of Mussoorie, an abandoned house long associated with local ghost stories is being demolished.

Black Bulbul Feeding Amidst Sunlit Branches

wildlife · birds

Observe the Himalayan Black Bulbul in its natural forest habitat as it feeds on Pyrus pashia, the wild Himalayan pear, perched gracefully on tree branches during the soft morning golden light.

Iskus squash or Chayote vegetable being harvested at botanical arboretum in Himalaya, in Landour

Uttarakhand·flowers · industry

Iskus squash prickly vegetables being harvested at the wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet gardens in Uttarakhand, around Landour.

Himalayan floral holy grail? Meconopsis horridula flowering at Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Most beautiful Himalayan flower? Born of seed contributed by the Meconopsis Group of the UK, and grown by wildfilmsindia in our Himalaya...

Paeonia emodi is a wild Himalayan flowering Peony that flourishes at Wilderness Orchard gardens, in Uttarakhand

hills · flowers

Paeonia emodi, a species of wild Peony that is endemic to the upper Himalaya, grows at the wildfilmsindia botanical gardens in Uttarakhand.

Himalayan Frog species vocalizes beside monsoon stream in Uttarakhand

river · monsoon

A pair of frogs mating at our wildfilmsindia Pari Tibba Estate in the Himalaya, around our trout ponds. Help us identify the species of frog we're seeing here at an altitude of 6500 feet in Uttarakhand.