birds

birds · wildlife

Kotwal chidiya or Grey Drongo has a ruby red eye, a forked tail and bluish-grey plumage that makes it stand out and be most visible, especially as it sits on vantage points and the tops of trees, in our middle hills in the western Himalaya.…

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Kotwal chidiya or Grey Drongo has a ruby red eye and bluish-grey plumage that makes it stand out and be most visible, especially as it sits on vantage points and the tops of trees, in our middle hills in the western Himalaya.

birds · hills

The Red-crowned Jay has a smart blue wing patch, while Striated Laughing Thrush has white streak - striations. A female Pied Flycatcher Shrike or Dark Grey Bush Chat follows, flicking its tail up and down.

wildlife · birds

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

Odisha·wildlife · birds

Johnney Lever looks large-eyed and enthusiastic, and smiles from ear to ear, as he chats with his industry colleagues.

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This little owl is so disturbed by city noises that it can barely get any sleep. It seems that this owl is awake in the daytime and sleeps at night, perhaps! The heat of the summer months also forces this owlet outside, to get some air and…

wildlife · industry

Delhi seems to be catching up on the Covid lull, as multiple residential and commercial projects catch up on the gap years. A tower crane dominates a construction site in Delhi, as the city undertakes lots of post Covid projects.

Uttarakhand·hills · birds

At the wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet wildlife sanctuary, a Hill Barbet feasts on a wild hill berry of the Himalaya, possibly a Viburnum.

Uttarakhand·birds

A Grey Drongo or Kotwal chidiya stands sentry atop a tree's top-most branch,looking out for insects with its sharp ruby red eyes, at our wildfilmsindia wildlife sanctuary around Landour in Uttarakhand.

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This Coppersmith or Crimson-breasted Barbet can hold onto a wooden trunk even UPSIDE down, as it feeds its chicks in nest hole, in a Persian Lilac of Bakain tree in Delhi.

hills · birds

Hill Barbet or Mewli is so named for its continuous call that echoes across the middle Himalayan hills. See how its throat enlarges and compresses to be able to create that loud call which can be heard for miles around!

wildlife · birds

Merops orientalis or the Green Bee-eater is a cute nattily attired bird in smart green and one that launches out from its tree perch, after passing flying insects, flies and bees, bringing them back to its perch for a good battering and the…

wildlife · birds

The friendly neighbourhood titeeti must be one of the most loved and recognized birds of India.

West Bengal·flowers · hills

Monsoon clouds mill around the valley even as a Darjeeling Himalayan Pied Woodpecker, a Striated Laughing Thrush and a Yellow-crowned Woodpecker hunt for insects on the oaks around our blue-green valley of Agapanthus blooms in the Himalaya!…

birds · forest

A Grey Drongo digs into a juicy cicada, holding it with its left foot, and pecking deep for morsels with its sharp beak. It seems the marauding Jungle Myna has come to nest in the middle Himalaya, after all.

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The White-breasted Kingfisher has a strong beak to pick up fish and insects . Indeed, it does not always sit by streams and water bodies only, and can just as easily hunt off green patches well inland.

birds · wildlife

Unusually located right below two small stems of a bakain or Persian Lilac tree, this One Rupee coin sized nest-hole was created by a Crimson-breasted Barbet.

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Moving forward with stealth and precision, this long snake-like neck pierces the wetland grasses and picks up a fish, when the moment is ripe. To dissipate heat, this Purple Heron demonstrates some unusual behaviour.

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Opening its beak wide, almost as if it were exercising, this drably-coloured but most elegant female Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush grooms itself and preens its feathers, in summer sunshine.

music · birds

Priyanka Chopra in off-shoulder black dress with slightly chunky costume jewellery, with Abhishek Bachchan at film Bulbul music launch. Priyanka strokes her hair repeatedly as she speaks to the reporter.

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That cute red head popping out of the nest is the Barbet male peering out at the world from within...

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White-breasted or White-throated Kingfisher sits in Delhi urban environment. The Kilkili contemplates life in the big, bad metro with barely any fish to boot! It out-stretches its wings and tries to dry its wing feathers in the hot summer s…

wildlife · birds

Filmed here at an altitude of 17, 600 feet, this is one bird which has excellent oxygenation in its lungs and is not scared of the cold, wind and high, desolate places! In north Sikkim's Gurudongmar lake, the Redstart is surrounded by flowe…