birds

birds · hills

A gaggle of birds make their presence felt in the mountains during spring-time, at our wildfilmsindia sanctuary at Motidhar in Uttarakhand.

birds

Spotted Owlet pair or Athene brama nesting in the heart of Delhi city. All sleepy in the daytime, the owl shuts its eyes and narrowly keeps open little slits to keep track of the world, in its sleepy state.

birds · wildlife

Known after its call, which sounds very similar to the sound a coppersmith makes with his hammer, the Coppersmith or Red-breasted Barbet is a striking bird. Though primarily frugivorous, this birds can also be seen eating various insects.

birds · hills

A gaggle of birds make their presence felt in the mountains during spring-time, at our wildfilmsindia sanctuary at Motidhar in Uttarakhand.

village · wildlife

What a sight! What an absolutely fabulous sight of wild birds coming together in such numbers to escape the harsher climes up north, in warmer balmier wintery India.

wildlife · birds

What a sight! What an absolutely fabulous sight of wild birds coming together in such numbers to escape the harsher climes up north, in warmer balmier wintery India.

wildlife · birds

Cranes darken the sky and ground - so many birds create the most beautiful cacophony of Demoiselle Crane calls! What a sight! What an absolutely fabulous sight of wild birds coming together in such numbers to escape the harsher climes up no…

wildlife · birds

What a sight! What an absolutely fabulous sight of wild birds coming together in such numbers to escape the harsher climes up north, in warmer balmier wintery India.

wildlife · birds

What a sight! What an absolutely fabulous sight of wild birds coming together in such numbers to escape the harsher climes up north, in warmer balmier wintery India.

village · wildlife

What a sight! What an absolutely fabulous sight of wild birds coming together in such numbers to escape the harsher climes up north, in warmer balmier wintery India.

birds · forest

What a lovely trilling call this male Verditer delivers, in order to establish its territory and attract a mate.

birds · wildlife

A Grey Hornbill female is weak and thin, and struggles to release herself from nest-hole after one month of incarceration. After hours of struggle, she gives up to catch her breath and rest, and withdraws back into the nest hole.

birds · hills

Striated Laughing Thrush vocalizes by puffing out its throat - see this lovely Himalayan bird video. Sounds similar to the White-crested Laughing Thrush, but different too.

birds · hills

Striated Laughing Thrush vocalizes by puffing out its throat - see this lovely Himalayan bird video. Sounds similar to the White-crested Laughing Thrush, but different too.

birds · lake

A Pond Heron gobbles up a frog, with legs dangling from its beak, at our wildfilmsindia sanctuary. This must be a new altitude record for a Pond Heron coming up to 6800 feet altitude in the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

wildlife · birds

Slow motion flight: Tens of thousands of raptor birds in Delhi's skies over scavenging garbage dump We love our India, but we must admit that such images are a cause of concern as they raise internal alarm bells about the dystopian state of…

wildlife · birds

Hitchcock's Birds plays out in Delhi skies: Ghazipur dump yard new hunting ground for waste morsels What an environmental debacle! A mountain composed of untreated non-recycled garbage. This is what Indians throw out of their homes.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

A winter visitor to our wildfilmsindia forests around Mussoorie, with beautiful flanks of orange, a flicking tail, nervous demeanour and aquamarine blue, meet the Orange-flanked Bush Robin! The Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus), also…

hills · wildlife

Sunning itself on a winter's day, in the warm sun, is this Sibia, at our wildfilmsindia estate. It's call gives this bird its onomatopoeic name of Three Cheers.

Uttarakhand·hills · birds

A Himalayan Pied Woodpecker keeps a pair of Common Rosefinches company on a tree top at our wildfilmsindia forests around Mussoorie, the Rosefinches in mid-winter migration mode.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

The Red-billed Blue Magpies are supposed to be more common in our region, but here you have a flock of Yellow-billed Blue Magpie birds hogging on our wild pear tree's fruit in early winter, at the wildfilmsindia wildlife sanctuary at Jabbar…

river · wildlife

Sitting by our wildfilmsindia stream is this Whitre-capped Redstart as it bobs its tail up and down, its white cap prominently showing up in the darkening evening sky.

birds · hills

Striated Laughing Thrush vocalizes by puffing out its throat - see this lovely Himalayan bird video. Sounds similar to the White-crested Laughing Thrush, but different too.