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birds · wildlife

Summers in North India is extreme and this small flock of Jungle Babblers are also feeling it. They are filmed drinking water near a small fresh water source. One of the birds goes in for aa dive.

forest · birds

A Jungle Babbler is filmed foraging food among the dry leaves and the forest bed. Jumping from one pile of leaves to the other. We are not sure if this one will find food with the way it is foraging.

birds · forest

What stunning and contrasting colours as a male Purple Sunbird (Nectarania asiatica) in breeding plumage visits a Flame of the Forest, Palash or dhak tree (Butea frondosa now monosperma) at the Wilderness Orchard in Delhi, during the spring…

birds · forest

What stunning and contrasting colours as a male Purple Sunbird (Nectarania asiatica) in breeding plumage visits a Flame of the Forest, Palash or dhak tree (Butea frondosa now monosperma) at the Wilderness Orchard in Delhi, during the spring…

birds · forest

A flock of Jungle Babblers or Turdoides striata is seen on the bamboo fence outside the Wilderness Orchard in New Delhi. This flock looks to be more than 10 individuals 'Babbling' away. Sat bhai or Seven sistes.

wildlife · birds

Two Jungle Babbler (Argya striata) are perched on a thick tree branch, engaging in social interaction known as allopreening.

forest · wildlife

Chilling is a real necessity for these animals as well in the North Indian summer. A squirrel is seen up close with its cute eyes sitting and stretching on a branch.

birds · wildlife

Jungle Babbler, Oriental Magpie-Robin, House Sparrow, Brown-headed Barbet are common birds found in trees and parks in New Delhi. They have adapted to living in residential areas along with other birds.

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At 32 seconds into the video, the Teetar Mama takes a discrete poop! After a successful breeding season, this Safed Titar family comes out to enjoy the monsoon-time termites or deemak in the ground.

birds · forest

A duo of Jungle Babbler (Turdoides striata) hatchlings cranes for the parent's attention from below their nest from which they have prematurely fallen. The nest seemed to be in a bamboo thicket with dry bamboo leaves.

forest · birds

A duo of Jungle Babbler (Turdoides striata) hatchlings cranes for the parent's attention from below their nest from which they have prematurely fallen. The nest seemed to be in a bamboo thicket with dry bamboo leaves.

forest · birds

A flock of angry looking Jungle Babblers (Turdoides striata) allopreening and ruffling their feathers on a Callistemon branch. The bolder ones are seen nest to a swimming pool taking a bath in the excess water spilling from the pool.

birds · wildlife

Look down the open gape of a birdie! his Common Myna has encountered another problem along with the immense heat in Delhi park. Notice the bird's tongue stuck to the tup of the beak and the beak a big gaping mess.

birds · forest

A couple of Jungle Babblers (Turdoides striata) are seen sneaking into our pool at Wilderness Orchard in Delhi. The two are seen fluttering wings and having a dip in the cold water.

birds · wildlife

A Jungle Babbler sits like a king while its partner preens its feathers. The partner goes in for thorough preening in the back and neck of the other one. No mock fights, no calls, just two of them away from everyone.

wildlife · birds

A Yellow-footed Green Pigeon is perched on the upper branches of a tree while surveying the surrounding landscape. The bird displays its characteristic olive-green plumage, pale grey head, and distinctive bright yellow legs.

forest · birds

A family group of Slaty-headed Parakeet or Psittacula himalayana are filmed hogging on Cedrus deodara seeds, after digging them out of the deodar cones, fresh from the tree at our Wilderness Orchard and forests in Uttarakhand.

birds · flowers

Fairly common and spectacular with its multiple shades of green is the Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri).

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Sporting a very prominent mohawk and the white 'Cheeks', Himalayan Bulbuls (Pycnonotus leucogenys) are filmed on various trees in our Wilderness Orchard and sanctuary in Landour-Jabbarkhet, Uttarakhand.

birds · wildlife

A compilation of common birds filmed at our Wilderness Orchard during the winter. These birds have been filmed in their natural habitat doing their daily survival activity of feeding and foraging.

hills · forest

It's a lucky day for this intelligent and opportunistic Himalayan Jungle Crow as it chances upon an unlucky rat. The Kauwa can be seen feasting on the already half torn rat.

birds · wildlife

A trio of Jungle Babblers or Turdoides striata are seen fighting over a slice of bread among the trash at a park. These birds are usually noisy and seen in flocks.

birds · wildlife

Allopreening in birds is when two individual birds preen each other and is common in Jungle Babblers. These are noisy birds found in small flocks and usually preening each other.