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Party time for birds that nest on the ground, and have to fend off potential predators. They seem to have a camaraderie all of their own! A Lapwing preens its chest feathers while Pacfowl call in the monsoony backdrop, even as a Curlew look…

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The tiny little black fur ball Jal Murghi chicks hide among the water vegetation at our wetland in Delhi. White breasted Waterhen shepherds her chicks at Wilderness Orchard wetlands in New Delhi

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A Safed Tetar or Grey Partridge / Francolin mum stands on guard near her chicks, preening all the while, with a titehri or Red-wattled Lawing on guard for her own chicks nearby, th two sharing alarm call duties and mothering! The Mama titar…

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The baccha dozes off with his nictitating membrane closing off its eyes by day. Shy nocturnal bird chick feels sleepy by day: Stone Curlews sleep by day, and get active by night Mama and bachha party: Cute, shy, retiring with huge bulgy yel…

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Teetar mama and bachha party gambol in a grassland: Socialization of Grey Francolin chicks in Delhi With their chicks and gambolling on an open lawn, this Partridge descends from a lasuda tree.

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Mama and bachha party: Cute, shy, retiring with huge bulgy yellow nocturnal eyes: Stone Curlew with chicks.

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Nashpati, naak or Pear fruit ripens on the tree in Delhi's Wilderness Orchard, in the summer heat and monsoon humidity! Yes, fruit orchards exist in Delhi!

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Gaya Prasad and Mukesh undertake the Lehsun or Garlic harvest at the Wilderness Orchard : Farming still takes place in New Delhi city. They bundle up and dry the garlic pods.

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With their chicks and gambolling on an open lawn, this Partridge descends from a lasuda tree.

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Having successfully reared a brood of two, this Eurasian Stone Curlew mum stands by its chicks with great determination and confidence.

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Cutest bird babies you ever saw! Large yellow eyes of newly-born Eurasian Stone Curlew chicks, as seen at our wildfilmsindia sanctuary in Delhi.

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Oriental Garden Lizard hangs around lazily at the Wilderness Orchard in Delhi, then dashes off energetically at speed! Note the dorsal spinal ridges and spiny hooks at the back of its neck! The oriental garden lizard, eastern garden lizard,…

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Hiccuping up and down in the bright day time sunlight, this Curlew looks out of place in the open and in bright light.

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Look me in the eye! An Eurasian Stone Curlew nervously shuttles around its nest scrape on the ground with eggs in it, at the Wilderness Orchard in New Delhi.

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Grey Partridge successfully bred at the Wilderness Orchard in Delhi. Their chicks gambol and play around., feed and learn to socialize with their parents in the open bowl of our orchard in the city.

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Chiku or sapota harvest at Wilderness Orchard in Delhi, in mid summer heat. Durgesh our mai climbs the chiku tree and plucks the katcha or raw chickoos to bring down.

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Teeming bees at an Apis dorsata Honey bee hive in the summer heat, at the Wilderness Orchard in New Delhi. Beehive of activity in an Apis dorsata honey bee hive colony in Delhi.

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This agile bird eats bees and catches insects on the wing, with great dexterity: The Asian Green Bee-eater at the Wilderness Orchard in New Delhi.

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Stunning White Lotus flowers in the Delhi summer, at the Wilderness Orchard botanical gardens

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As the Blue-throated Barbet calls, our herbaceous and Tree Peony flowering season and harvest peaks with glorious blooms at the wildfilmsindia botanical collections in May 2023, in the western Himalayan hill station town of Landour around M…

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With their throats panting in the hot sun, this Peacock and peahen sit in the hot grass out in open sun in 45 degrees heat, at Wilderness Orchard.

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Star fruit or Kamrak harvest at Wilderness Orchard in Delhi: India's favourite chaat fruit additive.

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Football Lily flower bloom in summer at Wilderness Orchard in New Delhi Scadoxus multiflorus Haemanthus Multiflorus, Blood Lily