“Himalayas”

forest · hills

As the mists rise and fall, this wild mountain goat flicks off bugs and looks around for danger, but overall feels secure in the protection accorded to it by wildfilmsindia at our wildlife sanctuary in Uttarakhand.

hills · forest

A scenic mountain landscape features mist-covered hills, dense evergreen forests, and dramatic cloud formations during sunrise or sunset.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

A Yellow-naped Woodpecker's yellow-green throat feathers catch evening light, on Oak tree in the Himalaya, within the wildfilmsindia wildlife sanctuary in Uttarakhand, while a Darjeeling Pied Himalayan Woodpecker pecks at insects living wit…

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

On a forested slope at wildfilmsindia's Jabbarkhet mountains, garden run-wild Crocus Lilies flower in profusion, on Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens slopes ravaged by forest fire less than two months back, in the Uttarakhand Himalay…

Uttarakhand·forest · highway

Fly along the Tehri road from Landour and Mussoorie towards Kaplani and Masrana villages, and on towards Dhanolti.

wildlife · hills

This engaging wildlife footage showcases Red-billed Blue Magpies (Urocissa erythroryncha) foraging on the forest floor in the lower Himalayan mountains.

forest

The green-backed tit (Parus monticolus) is a species of bird in the Paridae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Burma, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan and Vietnam.

forest

View of 'Bhujbasa', the trails route to Gaumukh were mountaineers start their journey to Gaumukh.

Uttarakhand·birds · forest

Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker nesting in Landour, Mussoorie, India. After having foraged for larvae and other grubs from tree bark, the Woodpecker male (the father has a red crest) comes back and regurgitates it at the opening of the nest-…

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

A Kokla Green Pigeon couple sit in their nest. Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon wags its tail up and down while seated in a Oak tree in the Himalaya The Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon is the common arboereal Green pigeon or harial of Uttarakhand, as se…

livestock · hills

Sheep Shearing in the Himalaya: Man lies down bhed like a baby on its back, and cuts off its fur to make sheep wool. At one point, he even cuts into the skin and the sheep bleeds.

Dehradun, Uttarakhand·wildlife · forest

Speakers presented their case studies at the Uttarakhand Spring Bird Festival, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun.

birds · wildlife

The Blue-throated Barbet (Psilopogon asiaticus) is a colourful species commonly found in the forests and wooded areas of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

Landour, Uttarakhand·hills · forest

A Himalayan Goral eats Quercus Oak leaves in the hills of Uttarakhand, at 7200 feet altitude at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens near Landour.

hills · snow

Winter scene in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, where continuous snowfall blankets the landscape in fresh snow.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

A raging forest fire burns in Nainital, during the hot and dry summer months of 2009. Forest fires mainly take place in the lower Himalayan regions of Garhwal and Kumaon during the months of April, May and June, and quickly spread thanks to…

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

A mother Langur caresses her baby and cleans it in Landour in Uttarakhand. The restless baby Langur does not stay still and is constantly moving around in awe of its surroundings. A Langur cleans its tail while another one eats the leaves.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Lush mountain landscape of Jabarkhet near Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India. Rolling Himalayan slopes are covered with dense vegetation, including Oak, Deodar, and Rhododendron forests.

hills · politics

A TVC for the "Incredible India" campaign, showing India's wilderness and outdoors. The Incredible India campaign, conceptualized initially by Amitabh Kant, and launched by Ms.

hills · flowers

A Great Blackvein butterfly is feeding on nectar from a small wildflower in a natural outdoor habitat. Its pale wings marked with dark vein patterns are visible while it remains perched on the flower during feeding activity.

hills · forest

The chestnut-bellied nuthatch (Sitta cinnamoventris) is a species of bird in the Sittidae family. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent. It is seen in Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Tibet.

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.

Uttarakhand·hills · monsoon

The forests of the Landour ridge comprise a mix of Oak, Rhododendron and deodar, and in March one can experience the best of the Rhododendron arboreum flowering season.

Tamil Nadu·hills · forest

Pillar Rock in Cody! This looks like real high mountain country, with thick forest cover and misty cliffs to boot! One can least imagine that these are the south Indian highlands of Tamil Nadu state in India...