farmland

birds · farmland

A Red-vented Bulbul makes its nest in the protected urban forest of the Wilderness Orchard in Delhi Red-vented Bulbul incubates eggs on its nest at the Wilderness Orchard in Delhi

Maharashtra·sport · railway

Archival footage shows the McDowell Indian Derby at Mahalaxmi Racecourse in Mumbai, with a tightly grouped field of thoroughbred racehorses moving along the track.

wildlife · birds

An Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans) walks through the shallow muddy edge of a waterbody in India while searching for food.

birds · wildlife

April in the orchard, and almost every tree is occupied. We spent two mornings filming the nesting activity here, and what struck us was how differently each species solves the same problem.

birds · wildlife

Red-vented Bulbul incubates eggs on its nest at the Wilderness Orchard in Delhi

wildlife · farmland

Rat snake (Ptyas korros) crawls across an abandoned wooden bench on the floor of a wild orchard. The slender snake has smooth scales with an olive-brown to greyish-green body and a lighter underside.

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

A flock of Demoiselle cranes (Anthropoides virgo), locally known as Kurja or Koonj, flies over an open field near Khichan village in Rajasthan, India. A large number of cranes can be seen gathered on the ground beyond the dry, sandy field.

wildlife · birds

A Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) walking across the ground in an orchard, searching for food among dry grass, leaf litter and small green plants.

Bhubaneswar, Odisha·river · aerial

The Dhauli Shanti Stupa, also known as the Peace Pagoda, stands on Dhauli Hill near Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India.

livestock · farmland

Goats kept in fenced enclosures at Jay Maa Bhawani & A.H.K. Goat Farm in a dry, open landscape. Brown, tan, spotted, and black goats move across sandy ground covered with straw beneath scattered thorn trees.

hills · farmland

A terraced hill farm in Uttarakhand where rows of leafy green crops grow along the mountain slope. A sprinkler connected to a blue hose sprays a fine mist over the plants near a concrete water storage tank bearing a Hindi signboard.

Uttarakhand·lake · farmland

Fish being handled and transferred at a small trout farming site in Jabbarkhet, Uttarakhand. Numerous fish swim close together in a white tub and a blue drum, their scales and reddish fins visible as they move through the water.

farmland

A striped tabby cat resting in the branches of a tree at the Wilderness Orchard in Delhi. The cat lies stretched along a thick branch, half hidden by bright green leaves.

flowers · farmland

Workers are preparing Bordeaux paste, a traditional mixture of copper sulphate, lime and water, in a shaded wooded area. Two men transport a sack in a wheelbarrow along a gravel path beneath tall trees before opening it with scissors.

flowers · farmland

Three gardeners are manually mowing a lawn at Wilderness Orchard in Delhi using a green cylinder lawn mower.

birds · wildlife

A quiet orchard turns out to be full of birds. Two black kites (Milvus migrans) sit on a branch against a clear blue sky, while a Coppersmith Barbet shows off its red forehead and yellow throat in the leaves.

Jammu and Kashmir·flowers · hills

Archival footage shows a model floriculture project in Srinagar, Kashmir, with rows of flowers cultivated in fenced garden beds.

Uttarakhand·hills · aerial

Mussoorie, a hill station in Dehradun district, Uttarakhand, India. The camera sweeps along a ridge densely covered with multi-storey buildings, hotels and shops, with blue, pink, green and red rooftops.

livestock · farmland

Jay Maa Bhawani & A.H.K. Goat Farm in a dry, open landscape, with goats kept inside fenced enclosures. Brown, tan, spotted, and black goats move across sandy, straw-covered ground beneath scattered thorn trees.

farmland · hills

Everyday farm work at a rural hillside home, where free-ranging hens forage around a large manure and compost heap. A man uses a garden fork to turn and spread the pile, while another man reaches toward a flapping hen nearby.

sport · architecture

The archival footage shows a polo match being played on an open grass field with a city skyline in the background.

wildlife · farmland

A troop of Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta) moving through Wilderness Orchard in Delhi. The macaques forage among fallen fruit and nuts scattered across the leaf-covered ground.

monsoon · farmland

Heavy monsoon rain falls across Wilderness Orchard in Delhi. Strong gusts move through the trees, causing branches and foliage to bend and sway beneath the downpour.