birds

Uttarakhand·birds

The Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus) is an Old World flycatcher found in the Indian subcontinent, especially in the Lower Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

What is a passerine? The simplest answer is to say that a passerine is any bird of the order Passeriformes. Or, if you wanna make it easier on you: passerines are songbirds and/or perching birds.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

An eagle is seen ripping the skies after some disagreement with other individual. Eagles are known birds of prey.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

Must do walks in Landour, Mussoorie - the perfect walking town in the hills overlooking the valleys of Dehradun and giving a glimpse of Himalayan peaks. Here's an example of some amazing species of birds you can observe in Landour.

Uttar Pradesh·wildlife · birds

In first of its kind, a bull in the city caused absolute terror and took residents on exercise. Bull climbed a building in Agra. People throng to watch as none knows how she reached there. Later they called a crane to bring the bull down.

Uttarakhand·forest · birds

Collared Owlet enjoying its habitat in Landour, Dehradun. Cute little owl in the mist of forest and its feature camouflage with its habitat.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

The White-rumped Vulture (Gyps bengalensis) is an Old World vulture closely related to the European Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus).

hills · birds

Uttarakhand's Jatoli village, en route the Pindari Glacier, hosts a Lammergeier or Himalayan Bearded Vulture, one of the most magnificent birds of the Himalaya.

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.

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…

birds · wildlife

A Black-winged Stilt walks into the frame while a White-breasted Kingfisher calls in the background, along with another stint, while the Neophron or the White Scvenger Vulture surveys its polluted riverine environment, along a north Indian…

wildlife · birds

The King Vulture or Sarcoramphus papa is a large bird found in Central and South America. It is a member of the New World vulture family Cathartidae.

wildlife · birds

Vultures gliding on air currents, conserving energy while searching the forest for food and the corpses of dead animals.

hills · wildlife

The crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhyncus) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, eagles and harriers. This species is also known as the Oriental honey buzzard.

wildlife · birds

The Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus), also called the White Scavenger Vulture or Pharaoh's Chicken, is a small Old World vulture and the only member of the genus Neophron.

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.

Kaziranga, Assam·wildlife · birds

Flock of Cinereous Vultures at Kaziranga National park in Assam. The Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) is a large raptorial bird that is distributed through much of Eurasia.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

A flock of White-backed (Asian white-backed vulture - Gyps bengalensis) / Long-billed Vultures at Dhikala Chaur or grassland at Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India.

Uttarakhand·hills · wildlife

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

wildlife · birds

The Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus), also called the White Scavenger Vulture or Pharaoh's Chicken, is a small Old World vulture and the only member of the genus Neophron.

wildlife · birds

The Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus), also called the White Scavenger Vulture or Pharaoh's Chicken, is a small Old World vulture and the only member of the genus Neophron.

wildlife · birds

The Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus), also called the White Scavenger Vulture or Pharaoh's Chicken, is a small Old World vulture and the only member of the genus Neophron.

wildlife · birds

King Vulture pair sitting atop a tree. These two clearly didn't get felled by diclofenac and are thus alive and sitting (OK, not kicking).