“monsoon”

monsoon · farmland

To the water born! Splashing around in a puddle of monsoon water are these cutest black furry balls of White-breasted Waterhen chicks at Wilderness Orchard in Delhi's monsoon season of profusion.

monsoon · forest

The skies open above Wilderness Orchard as a steady monsoon rain blankets the landscape in a curtain of silver. Heavy droplets fall across the lush greenery, transforming the forest into a world of mist, movement, and renewal.

Assam·wildlife · monsoon

A flood and a river made a deadly monsoon combination at Kaziranga one monsoon, inundating dry lands around and ruining wildlife habitats.

monsoon · hills

With its natter white and black tail, this Spotted Forktail dances as the monsoon rains come to the hills of the lower Himalaya.

birds · monsoon

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

birds · monsoon

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.

village · monsoon

In the grazing grasslands of Sonkhaliya, villager sit with umbrellas as their cattle graze through the wide grasslands in the monsoon.

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.

Ajmer, Rajasthan·village · farmland

Monsoon showers give an unusual sight to the dry state of Rajasthan. In Sonkhaliya in Ajmer district, sudden showers result in floods in the fields.

wildlife

Monkey gets wet and sits along a city fence, shakes off his fur to rid himself of excess water and generally looks miserable with nowhere to hide from the monsoons... He decides to park himself next to a 'No Parking' sign.

wildlife · birds

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

monsoon · wildlife

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.

wildlife · birds

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.

Uttarakhand·monsoon · forest

At the wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet botanical gardens and wildlife sanctuary, the monsoon has been profuse this July, in 2019.

Karnataka·forest · monsoon

Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta, the highest peak within Bandipur National Park in Karnataka, India, overlooks rolling forested valleys, agricultural fields, and rural settlements.

wildlife · birds

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…

forest · hills

Male and female Kalij Pheasant couple root around in the forest leafy under storey, at Motidhar sanctuary of wildfilmsindia, with the red lappet of the male matching the dropped Rhododendron arboreum petals, in terms of colour tonality.

Assam·forest · wildlife

Armed Indian forest guards row through the flooded portions of Kaziranga National Park, Assam, during the monsoon season, to check on the safety or the rhino population and to prevent poaching from taking place.

forest · hills

In the fading light of a monsoon day, what has this female Kalij Pheasant found as she gobbles it up, trying to stuff it down her beak, camouflaged as she is into forest leaf litter digs in to the understorey for insects and seeds? Male thr…

forest · monsoon

Jungle Babblers and Golden Orioles call out in the verdant greenery of a monsoon forest in the ancient Aravalli range of Rajasthan, India. A panther or leopard sets about on the prowl, looking for Peafowl or other small prey.

wildlife · monsoon

As a bevy of peafowl curiously peek in, a leopard sits near its kill, panting in the monsoon heat in a Rajasthan grassland. The peafowl know they are safe, as the leopard has food at hand, but their curiosity gets the better of them...

forest · monsoon

This unsettling footage documents an intense encounter with blood-sucking land leeches (Class: Hirudinea), commonly found in humid forest ecosystems during the monsoon season.