birds

Uttarakhand·hills · birds

One of my favourite stories centers around a nest cavity in the tree trunk of a Toon tree in Landour, a small hill-station town in the western Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.

birds · wildlife

The Asian Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi) is a medium-sized passerine bird native to Asia. Males have elongated central tail feathers, and in some populations a black and rufous plumage while others have white plumage.

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.

river · wildlife

Huge Ganpati idol is moved with the help of a mechanical crane to the river banks for immersion or visarjan. Devotees chant 'Ganpati Bappa Morya' and dance to the beats of dhol on their way to the river banks for immersion.

wildlife · birds

Keoladeo Ghana National Park, is located in Rajasthan and is easily accessible from Agra & Jaipur.This National Park is 175 km from Jaipur and 185 km from Delhi.

birds

Bearing the binomial name, Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766), Little Egrets are a pretty little white creature to look at. They feed on insects, reptiles and amphibeans found on shallow waters.

wildlife · birds

Red-wattled Lapwing or titeeri (Vanellus indicus) is a very common breeding resident in Haryana. This bird is found in open areas and wetlands. Its hindi name is Titahri, Titeeri. The size of this bird is 33 cm.

Rajasthan·wildlife · forest

The Keoladeo Ghana National Park or Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary lies between two of India's most historic cities, Agra and Jaipur.

birds · wildlife

Bharatpur Bird Sactuary, located in the State of Rajasthan, is an important wintering ground of Palaearctic migratory waterfowl and is renowned for its large congregation of non-migratory resident breeding birds.

wildlife · forest

A lone Peacock and a pair of young Nilgai in a dry summer-time khejri forest of Rajasthan, india. The nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus), sometimes called nilgau, is the largest Asian antelope.

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

A group of Peafowl - the most prolific and widespread species of pheasant to be found in India - forages on the stubble in a cleared agricultural field in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Peafowl are among the largest of all birds that fly.

wildlife · birds

Animals in Tal Chappar Sanctuary . Blackbuck or kala hiran, nilgai or Blue bull, Demoiselle Cranes and more! Tal Chhapar Sanctuary is a sanctuary located in the Churu district of Northwestern Rajasthan in the Shekhawati region of India.

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

The history of Bharatpur dates back to 5th century BC, when the Matsya kingdom flourished here. The Matsyas were allies of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata war.

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

As always, the day begins with the sunrise. Around that time, Keoladeo National Park - a former duck-hunting reserve of the Maharajas - opens its gates and let its first visitors in.

wildlife · birds

The hills of Jawai Badh looks drenched in gold as the sun sets amidst the hills of Jawaibandh. Dusk approaches Jawaibandh as the sun sets and darkness starts to overlap the hills.

Rajasthan·birds · wildlife

The stunning rocks of the Jawai region in Godwar, Rajasthan are over 800 million years old and are primarily intrusive igneous rock formations. Almost guaranteed great leopard sightings, this region is fast becoming India's leopard hub.

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Pair of Red-whiskered Bulbul birds in Kerala, India. Pycnonotus jocosus.

wildlife · birds

An aerial tour of Jatayu's sculpture in Jatayu Nature Park at Chadayamangalam, Kerala. A 360 degree view of the world's largest bird sculpture along with the sprawling complex in the evening sunset.

river · birds

The lush green scenery along the backwaters of Kerala, India. A dense forest of coconut palm trees lines the water's edge. The calm water features reflections of the surrounding greenery and some small ducks swimming.

birds · village

A group of village hunters (would be called poachers anywhere else in India!) enter the thick rain-forest around their village for a shikar session, in north-east India's Nagaland state.

birds · music

Our Wilderness Films India team filmed this Tawny Fish Owl in Nagaland, India. The Tawny Fish Owl (Bubo flavipes) is a species of owl.

wildlife · birds

Forest birds being sold in an open market in Nagaland. A young Naga girl examines a dead bird to assess it for purchase for her pot!

Madhya Pradesh·birds · wildlife

No sadder story could any stone have told! This is the spot where a brave woman committed Sati or jumped on her dead husband's funeral pyre to kill herself and commit sati or be cremated with her husband.