“monsoon”

wildlife · birds

Indian Pitta or Navrang feeding its chicks at its nest in the north Indian monsoon season: One of India's most beautiful birds

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Indian Pitta or Navrang (Pitta brachyura) at its nest in the north Indian monsoon: One of India's most beautiful birds

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Peacock preens his feathers in the monsoon humidity of Delhi, Green Barbet calls in backdrop audio Preening Peacock settles in for a hot summer's day at the Wilderness Orchard in Delhi

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A first year male not-fully-grown peacock nods off in the summer heat and sunshine, nodding its head, shutting its eye-lids and literally dropping asleep! Peacocks displaying in the pre-monsoon season at the Delhi Indian Peafowl sanctuary o…

flowers · wildlife

Jasmine climber vine full of fragrant blossoms in a garden in Delhi, with a Red-wattled Lapwing calling in the background.

monsoon · birds

Dubbed by some as the 'Rain Catcher' the Pied Cuckoo Pied Crested Cuckoo or Jacobin Cuckoo is migratory in India and is spotted during the initiation of monsoons.

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Clamator jacobinus - Dubbed by some as the 'Rain Catcher' the Pied Cuckoo Pied Crested Cuckoo or Jacobin Cuckoo is migratory in India and is spotted during the initiation of monsoons.

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The herald of Indian monsoons and the spectacular metallic purple sheen of the male Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus ) has worn off.

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A Shivalik Monsoon - a documentary film. An intimate look at the rather distinct identify of the Shivaliks as a mountain range in their own right.

birds · wildlife

A monsoon lake covered in water lily plants and leaves, with a water filled boat sitting at the edge. This beautiful wildlife scene from a village near Tezpur showcases the harmony between nature, animals, and wetlands.

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Dubbed by some as the 'Rain Catcher' the Pied Cuckoo, Pied Crested Cuckoo or Jacobin Cuckoo is migratory in India and is spotted during the initiation of monsoons.

monsoon · wildlife

Sitting in a bed of cotton and fibers between two stitched together leaves, the monsoon humidity outside makes the poor Tailor Bird pant through an open beak. A Darzi chidiya creates sutures to expertly stitch together its leaf nest.

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After a heavy monsoon shower, this Papiha dries its wings in the wan sunlight, spreading out its feathers to maximize the drying.

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At the Sonkhaliya crossing, early morning at 5 am, schoolgirls get ready for school, edging with the monsoon rains.

monsoon · wildlife

At the Sonkhaliya crossing, early morning at 5 am, schoolgirls get ready for school, edging with the monsoon rains.

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The Tailor Bird has made adequate arrangements for the monsoon season. Nesting started at the end of June 2013, so the birds know they will be dealing with heavy rainfall.

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What makes the House Crow so “splendiferous” that it carries the scientific name Corvus splendens? The name refers to its subtly glossy plumage — a sheen that catches light beautifully — but its true brilliance lies in its intelligence and…

monsoon · hills

The video starts with the sound of 'Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler' or 'Pomatorhinus erythrogenys' and as it rains cats and dogs during monsoon on the hills of Uttarakhand, the sound has been captured of water drops falling off the fern.

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Egret feathers almost! White and brown cappuccino monsoon fresh plumes for our Indian Pond Heron at the Wilderness Orchard in Delhi. Preening and brushing its wings with its beak is this heron, in a daily ritual of feather hygiene.

Haryana·wildlife · birds

One of India's prettiest birds! Indian Pitta or Navrang feeds chicks at its nest, as brood fledges An adult Indian Pitta feeds a chick inside a nest in Gurugram, Haryana, India.

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How quickly an Indian Peafowl goes from egg to full grown size - all in a mere four months! This tiny chick has grown into a full grown make Peacock in four months flat but will take another year to attain its full ornamental plumage.

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Monsoon bounty from underground! A mouthful of termites... This Myna must have a voracious appetite or i it trying to feed its chicks? Perched on a branch, a Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) with its beak filled with Flying Termites, the…

birds · monsoon

A White-throated Laughing Thrush preens in monsoon time at wildfilmsindia Motidhar sanctuary, even as a Rufous or Black-capped Sibia calls out in this clear quiet mountain audioscape, defined only by the calls of cicadas and tits, with a di…

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Chicks beg for food from their parents, orange gapes open and quivering, even as one chick fledges and drops from the nest...