“Himalayas”

Uttarakhand·hills · birds

Twilight hour in the western Himalaya: A Mountain Scops Owl calls as the sun sets behind the deodars and the moon crests the distant ridge.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

Blue-throated Barbet excavates its nest hole in the Himalaya: This bird's call one of the most familiar in lower hill forests.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Grey-winged Blackbird is one of the finest songsters in the Himalaya: see this female around Landour Which Thrush or Blackbird species is this one which we filmed at the wildfimsindia Jabbarkhet estate in the western Himalaya.

Himachal Pradesh·wildlife · snow

Snow Leopard cub on guard as mother and other cub cuddle and sleep in a cave, in Spiti Himalaya Mother Snow Leopard paves her ways across deep snowpack terrain as cub playfully follows in the Himalaya

wildlife · forest

Barking Deer and Wild Boar turn up in wildfilmsindia protected forests in the western Himalaya, by night

birds · hills

Crested Hawk Eagle at wildfilmsindia raptor sanctuary at Motidhar in Uttarakhand Himalaya

Uttarakhand·hills · wildlife

Blue fronted Redstart at wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet bird sanctuary in the western Himalaya, sitting on a kaitha or wild pear tree in fruit.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

Chicks grow up in the crook of a tree trunk in our botanical arboretum, and get nurtered and tended tio by their parents - the black male with its grey wing streak and the brownish female.

hills · birds

Two beautiful raptors from the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in the Himalaya. Please confirm, birders! Is that indeed the Steppe Eagle? The Himalayan vulture or Himalayan griffon vulture (Gyps himalayensis) is an Old World vultur…

wildlife · birds

Last day for this Grey Wagtail in Delhi before it flies to the Himalaya for its breeding season. Sadly, the water it is frequenting is a dirty filthy Delhi drain. This was once a lovely clean Aravalli stream!

Himachal Pradesh·wildlife · snow

Mother Snow Leopard paves her ways across deep snowpack terrain as cub playfully follows in the Himalaya

Uttarakhand·hills · wildlife

Griffon Vulture soaring effortlessly on Himalaya thermals in Landour, Uttarakhand. Griffon Vulture enjoys soaring on low, mid and high thermals.

Uttarakhand·hills · wildlife

Blue bearded Bee-eater / Bee eater at its upper altitude limit, at our wildfilmsindia Motidhar bird sanctuary in the western Himalaya, around Landour in Mussoorie.

Uttarakhand·hills · wildlife

Garhwal Himalayas as seen from the renowned Kartik Swami Temple. The horizon is dominated by some of the most iconic peaks of the Indian Himalayas, including Chaukhamba, Kedarnath Dome, and Neelkanth Peak.

birds · wildlife

A peaceful morning view in the Himalayas featuring a Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) singing beautifully in its natural habitat.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

Black Bulbul on a spring-time branch at wildfilmsindia Motidhar bird sanctuary in the western Himalaya Energetic, cheery and constantly calling out for contact with the flock is this Himalayan Black Bulbul Jauntily crested Black Bulbul digs…

hills · wildlife

The Himalayan Vulture or Himalayan Griffon Vulture (Gyps himalayensis) is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae. Closely related to the European Griffon Vulture (G.

birds · hills

The most beautiful trilling caller in the Himalaya, surely, the Verditer Flycatcher warbles its call loudly in spring, sitting atop an Oak tree, with a Hill Barbet calling out closely as well.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

Jauntily crested Black Bulbul digs greedily into and hogs the fruit of a wild kaitha pear tree at the wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet bird sanctuary in the Himalaya.

birds · hills

We were confused about this bird, but then birder extraordinaire Abhishek Gulshan confirmed to us tat it is a Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher that we have filmed! Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher in the Himalaya It is found in the Indian Subcontinent…

birds · hills

The Streaked Laughing Thrush is a common hill station bird of the Himalaya, trilling away cheerily in shrubbery, even as the Black-crowned Jay (see here sitting on a Himalayan Cedar or Deodar tree) is less common and is also less often seen…

birds · wildlife

Rhododendron arboreum buds and blooms in the wildfilmsindia protected Motidhar forest in the Himalaya Black crowned Jay nectaring on Rhododendron blossoms at wildfilmsindia forest in Motidhar The Black-headed Jay, also known as the Lanceola…

hills · wildlife

The Himalayan Vulture or Himalayan Griffon Vulture (Gyps himalayensis) is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae. Closely related to the European Griffon Vulture (G.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Verditer Flycatcher in Landour, as seen from our dining room window! This Verditer Flycatcher, most commonly seen in the middle Himalaya, was spotted in Landour, Mussoorie.