birds

wildlife · birds

Watch this hard-working little bird excavate a deep hole in a mud bank using its claws and its beak, all the tools at its disposal, to prepare a safe nesting space for its eggs.

hills · wildlife

After their brief pit stop in Delhi, to recharge their batteries, eat mulberries and insects, drink and rest in the shade, the Rosy Starlings have headed north and across the Himalaya, to their summer and breeding grounds...

flowers · birds

A Rose-ringed Parakeet or Ring-necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) sits on the branch of a Semal tree, eating the buds of the Silk Cotton flowers.

Uttarakhand·birds · flowers

It's time for a Rhododendron floral nectar feast for this lovely, reclusive and rarely seen bird - the Rusty cheeked Scimitar Babbler is a lovely Himalayan bird with a scimitar shaped beak.

hills · birds

This little blue bird is a fierce hunter. Verditer Flycatchers (Eumyias thalassinus) are great fliers and do mid-air acrobatics to catch insects on the wing. One can also hear Himalayan Barbets calling in the background.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

This Himalayan Pied Woodpecker has decided to go in for a dietary change, from insects to Rhododendron nectar and petals! It consumes the nectar from deep within the flowers at our Pari Tibba Estate in Motidhar, Mussoorie.

hills · birds

A jocular White-cheeked Hill Bulbul with its jaunty crest and yellow vent, as seen at our wildfilmsindia Himalayan estate at Motidhar in Uttarakhand. If ever there was a cheery bird, it is this, it is this...

birds · hills

The female is more greenish-grey than the bright blue Verditer male. The male sits on a prominent perch and lets out its pleasant whistling trill...

birds · wildlife

Now called a Flameback but previously and always known to us as the good old Golden-backed Woodpecker, a Katphora it will always remain! Inquisitively peeking out of its newly excavated nest hole, the Woodpecker surveys its new domain...

flowers · birds

Scaly-bellied Woodpecker or the Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker (Picus squamatus) has the same colours as the Rhododendron arboreum tree it is sitting on.

birds · forest

A female 'Seven Sisters Jungle Babbler, also known as Sat bhai dutifully sits on its clutch of turquoise blue eggs on an orange tree in Delhi, to incubate them in the May summer sun.

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Chicks with red gapes! The chicks look out at the world in amazement, beaks open, never having seen such a vivid, loud environment in their lives! And they're about to dive headlong into this new space...

Uttarakhand·birds · flowers

When walking among the tree's branches, this tota actually uses its beak as a fifth leg, using it to locomote and feed alike! Eat some, ruin some, drop the rest to the ground...

wildlife · birds

In 55 degrees Celcius temperature in the sun, out in the open, in the Indian summer, this brave female Red-wattled Lapwing or titeeri / titehri bird, a species of plover, sits out to incubate her clutch of eggs laid on the ground.

wildlife · birds

In 55 degrees Celcius temperature in the sun, out in the open, in the Indian summer, this brave female Red-wattled Lapwing or titeeri / titehri bird, a species of plover, sits out to incubate her clutch of eggs laid on the ground.

flowers · birds

This female Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus) seems to have hit the jackpot by getting to the flowers of a Flame-of-the-Forest or Palash tree (Butea monosperma) in full bloom.

wildlife · birds

True to its name, the Spotted Forktail is s smart black and white cheery bird with a ceaselessly wagging forked tail.

hills · wildlife

Normally arboreal or tree dwelling birds, Himalayan Treepies or Grey Treepies (Dendrocitta formosae) will willingly come to the forest floor and sit on the ground to feed on any scattered seeds or grains.

wildlife · birds

Our Jay couple collect rootlets from the ground, in order to create their nest's foundation. They hop at the base of a couple of Oak trees and collect disconnected rootlets that have been released by the trees.

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Quite a stunning bird, the Greater Yellownape or the Greater Yellownaped Woodpecker (Chrysophlegma flavinucha) digs around in the bark of a tree trunk, looking for any hidden insects it may uncover just below the surface.

Uttarakhand·birds · flowers

As a Maroon Oriole calls - or rather whistles - out aloud and a Verditer Flycatcher trills nearby, it's time for a Rhododendron floral nectar feast for this lovely, reclusive and rarely seen bird - the Rusty cheeked Scimitar Babbler is a lo…

flowers · birds

Springtime in the Himalaya is a season of plenty for all creatures after the harsh Himalayan winters.

birds · highway

A Common Myna visits the already inhabited nest of a House Crow couple, and checks out the construction and interiors. The Crow chases it off and brings in a dry piece of chapatti for the chicks to eat.