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hills · wildlife

Are those hishalu or wild Himalayan raspberry that the Yuhina is feeding her chicks? The nest is concealed with moss and Erigeron daisies grow around it, even as a Himalayan Barbet creates a racket with its loud piercing calls.

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Striking in its blue-black plumage and red eye-patch, this male Kalij Pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos) forages for fresh green leaves, nuts, seeds and berries on the forest floor in the Himalaya.

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The rich humus and fallen dry leaves on a forest floor is perfect breeding grounds for a multitude of insects.

hills · forest

A pair of Spotted Forktails (Enicurus maculatus) preen themselves and look for insects below leaves near a spring in the Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·forest

Caught in wildfilmsindia camera traps, Kaleej Pheasants males fight, display and argue over females, during the peak of the breeding and mating season, at the Jabbarkhet wildlife sanctuary of wildfilmsindia, among thick Oak forest, on a rid…

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

A Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher preens and scouts out for insects from a bare twig, at the wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet wildlife sanctuary and botanical gardens.

birds · wildlife

Making frequent sallies from its perch, this Flycatcher then returns each time to the same twig.

Uttarakhand·forest

A Kokla hariyal or Green Pigeon seen in Landour. Uttarakhand, India. The Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon or Kokla Green Pigeon (Treron sphenurus) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.

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Kalij Pheasants with their sprightly white kalgi preen their feathers and dig in the oak leafed forest floor for insects and worms.

birds · monsoon

A White-throated Laughing Thrush preens in monsoon time at wildfilmsindia Motidhar sanctuary, even as a Rufous or Black-capped Sibia calls out in this clear quiet mountain audioscape, defined only by the calls of cicadas and tits, with a di…

forest · birds

Black Bulbul hides in dark forest canopy shade during overcast monsoon day, after bathing in a forest pool by our stream at Motidhar. It can barely be seen in broad daylight.

wildlife · birds

Hear the vocalization of the Broadbill in this video! What a unusual combination of bright green and bright yellow? For a bird that needs to be camouflaged in low foothill and low Himalayan forests, that seems like an unlikely combination o…

birds · forest

Sitting on deodar branches adorned with new cedar cones, this White-throated Laughing Thrush hangs around with its comrades and chatters the same banter as you would expect from our plains Babblers...

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Lone male Kalij Pheasant flicks off fallen, dry leaves on the forest floor to expose any hidden morsels.

birds · forest

What a lovely challenging yet cheery call this Laughing Thrush has, as it sits on a branch and establishes its territory, while taking preening breaks in between calling out! With a tone of familiarity, we have nick-named this common and fr…

river · hills

Near the clean clear waters of our Motidhar stream at the wildfilmsindia Pari Tibba wildlife sanctuary, this Yellow-bellied Wagtail joyously hunts for insects in a forest environment. It also preens and cleans its feathers.

birds · wildlife

The Striated Laughing Thrush is a shy fruit-eating thrush with lovely brown plumage and white stripes. It likes to remain concealed in shrubbery and is ever watchful of its surroundings.

Uttarakhand·forest · birds

A Crested Hawk Eagle is seen around Landour, at our Jabbarkhet wildfilmsindia sanctuary, enjoying the view from a tree-top in our early wintery fores, and surveying its domain, looking for prey.

forest · hills

Bird call resonates across our stream valley in Uttarakhand at the wildfilmsindia sanctuary in Motidhar, as a Magpie chomps into wild pears.

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As night falls, Kalij Pheasants start making their way up into the thicker canopy of moderately-tall trees, to hide away for the night. They do not feel safe on the ground...

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Difficult to hide when you're sporting so many colours to impress the females, and its the peak breeding season.

forest · hills

What a wonderfully wild sounding Himalayan forest cacophony, as a Dark Grey Bushchat sits on a Berberis aristate stem, while White-crested Laughing Thrushes fill our wildfilmsindia Himalayan forests with gurgling calls.

birds · wildlife

The Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus), also known as the Orange-flanked Bush-robin, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old Worl…