birds

birds · wildlife

Barbet pops its cut rd-topped green and yellow head out of little nest hole in dead tre trunk, warily examining the outside world for safety concerns! Known after its call, which sounds very similar to the sound a coppersmith makes with his…

forest · wildlife

Venomous poisonous Malabar Pit Viper snake seen on a rainy night at Thattekad forest in Kerala's Salim Ali National Park What rules your imagination when the word ‘Western Ghats’ comes to mind? Mountains? Streams? Rainforest! A dense forest…

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

A pair of Sambhar deer eat water plants from a Padam Talao side pond filled with red algae, at Ranthambore National Park.

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Whistling Shoolboy: Malabar Blue Whistling Thrush in Valparai - Chinnar forest belt of Kerala's Western Ghats

forest · wildlife

The muddy waters of the Periyar river along the Thattekad forests harbour some of the best bird life in Kerala's Western Ghats : Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary.

wildlife · birds

Feeding on their daily grain arrangement of 1800 kilograms, these wild Cranes cross the Himalayan and visit north India to spend a milder winter, and partake of some genuine human hospitality! Trusting humans and appreciating the hospitalit…

Kerala·forest · birds

A Malabar Giant Squirrel seen in Munnar forest. Barbet calls in background audio, Rainbow Rodent hunts around from branch to branch.

Kerala·birds

Crested Serpent Eagle hides in thick cover, in Kerala's Munnar, with Barbets calling in the background audio.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

An Ashy Drongo does contortionist preening in the summer sun, at our wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet estate in the Uttarakhand Himalaya, with bird call all around.

birds · wildlife

Ever on the look-out for insect prey on the wing, this Drongo or kotwal chidiya sits on alert on a bare twig, with a clear view, as easy vantage point, ready to sally forth.

hills · birds

Bamini skink runs off into rocks for shelter, even as an Ashy Drongo sits on guard on tree above, in the Himalaya.

wildlife · birds

Indian Robin or Saxicoloides fulicatus is a cheery garden and light woodland insectivorous bird with a rufous vent patch under the tail, , but their numbers have come down and Robins are now seldomly seen.

wildlife · flowers

Juvenile Shikra seen in a Delhi garden, its ruby red eyes as sharp as ever: Urban raptor or bird of prey

wildlife · birds

Gular tree has red and green figs, and when in fruit, it becomes hub of insect and bird activity at Wilderness Orchard Gular tree has red and green figs, and when in fruit, it becomes hub of insect and bird activity at Wilderness Orchard

wildlife · birds

Almost looks like a black panther... A Kaali Billi is on the prowl! Black Cat at Wilderness Orchard: A cat hunts for fledglings, squirrels and hapless birds.

farmland · birds

This Tota is an Amrud chor! Parakeet eating away unripe gauvas at the Wilderness Orchard in Delhi.

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Squirrel gilheri digs around for nibbles, peeps into water pipe for any remaining droplets, is clearly thirsty and hungry! A Jungle Babbler joins the spot and drinks up the droplets falling out of the shut water pipe.

birds · lake

In the search of insects is apparently needed great stillness and concentration. This strategy seems to have worked for the heron! Look at those yellow eyes and the brown dappled body, all alert and poised to strike at the fish in our wildf…

birds · wildlife

No, this unusual looking bird is not a new species to science! Did you know that birds can also get bald? This one certainly has a lot of yellow on its pate... Since it was born in 2021, it has been frequently seen in our gardens.

birds · farmland

Day time can be traumatic for ullus! Babblers and Laughing Thrushes, sunbirds and bulbuls all harass and create a crackling cacophony around them, if an owl is seen trying to quietly sleep on a branch by day.

birds · hills

A White-throated Laughing Thrush spreads her wings wide to protect delicate chicks from summer sun, as she sits in her nest atop her chicks.

birds · wildlife

An elegant bird with a cheerful chirrupy call, and an energetic disposition, see this Grey headed, now known as the Canary Flycatcher at wildfilmsindia bird sanctuary in Uttarakhand A Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher preens and scouts out for…

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

A Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher preens and scouts out for insects from a bare twig, at the wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet wildlife sanctuary and botanical gardens.