Himalayas — Clipahoy

Verditer Flycatcher in thick Dooars forest: This cheery birds likes open and thick forest cover

birds · forest

It's tail quivers as it delivers it's lovely call! Turquoise-like Verditer Flycatcher trills on dead grey branch against blue sky: Perfect blue on blue! Deep blue bird catches evening light sitting on a Himalayan Cedar or deodar branch, and…

Stunning gold on snow over high Himalayan peaks at sunset: time lapse over Gangotri range, in Nepal

hills

The Gangotri peaks are actually not situated close to the temple valley of Gangotri, but they shine in all the glory of a brilliant spring-time sunset, along with Shrikantha to the right and other peaks of the range, as seen from the Kiarko…

Primula calderiana, a beautiful purple shy flower, in high altitude meadows away from human gaze

flowers · hills

What a rare uncelebrated bloom from the high Himalaya. But then guess what - this flower does NOT want to be celebrated, at least not by humans! It grows in secluded moist bogs next to streams, in mossy slopes away from direct sunlight, and…

Nanda Devi: Trekkers trying to construct makeshift bridge over turbulent Rishi Ganga

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

Nanda Devi is a two-peaked massif, forming a 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) long high ridge, oriented east-west. The west summit is higher, and the eastern summit is called Nanda Devi East.

Time-Lapse Magic: Himalayan Clouds in Motion

hills

Watch the Himalayas transform as clouds drift, swirl, and shift colors from soft white to deep grey and warm orange. This calming time lapse captures nature’s rhythm, changing moods, and the breathtaking atmosphere of the mountains.

Maroon Oriole calls out mellifluously in Himalayan sanctuary forests, Uttarakhand

forest · hills

Enjoying Oak blossoms and eating Berberis ripe berries is this Maroon Oriole, a lovely songster from the middle Himalaya.

Beautiful Himalayan Calanthe ground orchid flowers at Mussoorie riverine forest tract

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Calanthe plantaginea is a beautiful and rare light lilac coloured flowering ground orchid found in the wildfilmsindia forests in the western Himalaya.

Changeable Hawk Eagle squealing with rodent prey at Motidhar Himalayan bird sanctuary

birds · hills

Is this a Changeable Hawk Eagle or a Crested Hawk Eagle? With high pitched shrill piercing squeals, this Hawk Eagle establishes its territory and rejoices its rodent kill, at once.

Himalayan flight into inner valley above Gangotri, beautiful hidden waterfall in rocky hard terrain

hills · river

Waterfall above first camp en route Rudragaira, with Gangotri peaks in the distance. This is perfect Snow Leopard habitat! See how the glaciers of the Himalaya have gouged out the valleys and deepened them, through abrasion and abrasive act…

Trout Farming in Mussoorie, at Motidhar Estate along the Bindal-Rispana head waters

Uttarakhand·hills · river

Trout Farming in Mussoorie, at wildfilmsindia Motidhar Estate along the Bindal-Rispana head waters. Water pumps bring in fresh water for the Rainbow Trout, in order to maintain the Biological Oxygen demand or BOD in the water.

Changeable Hawk Eagle squeals with sound across the mountains, splays its wings, consumes prey

birds · hills

Changeable Hawk Eagle squeals with sound across the mountains, splays its wings, consumes prey Is this a Changeable Hawk Eagle or a Crested Hawk Eagle? With high pitched shrill piercing squeals, this Hawk Eagle establishes its territory and…

St. Gobain safety glass unloaded for Schueco windows at Himalayan home construction site in India

hills · industry

Massive sheets of Double Glazed St. Gobain safety glass being unloaded at a Himalayan home construction site in India, for a Shueco glass window facade installation.

Monsoon winds and rains withdraw from north India finally, as they make their final Himalayan exit

hills · monsoon

Clouds coalesce and mingle with darker and lighter shaded clouds and form fantabulous formations in the rich blue post monsoon skies! Monsoon clouds billow in over the higher ridges and seem to disappear after crossing over to the south fac…

Summit ridge of White Peak, Bandarpunch, on a clear winter's day, as seen from Bamsaru Khal, in Uttarakhand

hills · river

Summit ridge of White Peak, Bandarpunch, on a clear winter's day, as seen from Bamsaru Khal As the clouds clear, the peak of Bandarpunch is revealed in all its glory, in the Garhwal Himalaya range, as the wildfimsindia team treks beyond Dod…

Himalayan Blue Pine cones and pine leaves are different from regular Chir pine: Pinus wallichiana, in Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

Himalayan Blue Pine cones and pine leaves are different from the regular Chir pine, as seen at the wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet conservation zone in the western Himalaya.

Himalayan Red Fox surveys its domain, as both predator & scavenger, curls up in the freezing snow

hills · snow

A Himalayan Red Fox scratches its ear and surveys its domain, as both a predator and scavenger in the cold mid-winter freeze of the high altitude eco-system of the Himalaya and trans-Himalaya.

Chaukhamba Glacier aerial view showing deep fissured crevasses and high cols, with deep blue skies, in Kedarnath

Uttarakhand·snow · aerial

Chaukhamba and lateral Kedarnath glacier stunning aerial view of Garhwal Himalaya, with emerald green glacial lakes.

Complex task of installing heavy Double glazed Schueco glass elements in facade of Himalayan home, in Dehradun

Uttarakhand·hills · industry

Carrying and installing a 300 kilogram heavy glass element by standing on bamboo scaffolding, with a potential fall of hundreds of feet on the other side, can be a hairy task.

Harsil Valley from Laldhang, Tharali on left bank of Bhagirathi, Sat Tal Lakeland, forest fires, in Uttarakhand

hills · forest

More than two minutes of postcard-worthy landscape visuals all the way from the high mountains of the Himalayas. A virtual tour of the Garhwal Himalaya highlands as seen in late autumn. Harsil valley as seen from Laldhang.

Tree climbing Goral leads lotus eating life, surrounded by daisies, spring leaf and sunshine, in Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

This wild mountain goat of the Himalaya leads the food life at the wildfilmsindia sanctuary in the Himalaya. At the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens at Jabbarkhet near Mussoorie, we have protected this family of Goral.

Members of Nanda Devi Expedition take rest while preparations go on to cross a dangerous stream

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

Nanda Devi is a two-peaked massif, forming a 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) long high ridge, oriented east-west. The west summit is higher, and the eastern summit is called Nanda Devi East.

Chaukhamba Col ascent route traverses through treacherous glacial moraines and rock screes, in Uttarakhand

snow · hills

Chaukhamba Col ascent route traverses through treacherous glacial moraines and rock screes and mixed climbing grounds, with a combination of glacial ice, rock, fresh snow, scree and rockfall and avalanche danger zones, in the Garhwal Himala…

Glacial ablation zone of Rudragaira glacier, Gangotri peaks, Auden's Col: Himalayan aerial view

snow · hills

Panorama from the second camp in the Rudragaira valley. A view of the Jogin peaks, Gangotri I, II and II peaks, Auden's Col, etc.

Upper Son Gad Valley - Cattle grazing before harsh winter months, Sukhi village cattle herders, in Uttarakhand

hills · livestock

Cattle herders from Sukhi Village, Uttarakhand graze their cattle in the Upper Son Gad Valley during the autumn season. This will be the last graze for these cattle up in the cold valley near the Garhwal Himalaya.