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wildlife · forest

What pigs! A sounder of Wild Boar and a family of Tree Pies (Dendrocitta vaganbunda) scavenge off a dead Wild Boar in Sariska.

wildlife · forest

A Tree Pie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) eating a dead Wild Boar in Sariska National Park, Rajasthan, India. This was filmed near Pandupol in the core area of the park.

wildlife · forest

Parakeets feeding near Pandupole temple within the core area of Sariska in Rajasthan, India.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Moss and lichen on oak trees (Quercus incana) in the Himalayan hill-station town of Landour, Mussoorie, India.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Mussoorie is a hill station and a municipal board in the Dehradun District of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is located about 35 km from the state capital of Dehradun and 290 km north from the national capital of New Delhi.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Mussoorie is a hill station and a municipal board in the Dehradun District of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is located about 35 km from the state capital of Dehradun and 290 km north from the national capital of New Delhi.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Inner sanctuary of Nanda Devi: from Lata Kharak to Dibrughetta and down to the Rishi Ganga gorge.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Nanda Devi is the second highest mountain in India and the highest entirely within the country (Kangchenjunga being on the border of India and Nepal); owing to this geography it was the highest known mountain in the world until computations…

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Birch forests, slopes covered in Anemones and Rhubarb, Lotus corniculatus underfoot, sub-alpine grasslands and cliffy mountains, cloudy cliff-faces and deep ravined valleys - a range of imagery from within the outer precincts of the Nanda D…

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Cairn or thoua (a pile of stones to mark a point on the route) on the way from Lata Kharak pass to Dibrughetta alp, en route Nanda Devi, within the inner sanctuary.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Nanda Devi is the second highest mountain in India and the highest entirely within the country (Kangchenjunga being on the border of India and Nepal); owing to this geography it was the highest known mountain in the world until computations…

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Primula reptans grows in solitary tufts among the rocks while Anemone flowers pop out of the Juniper thickets. A visiting expedition camps on a rocky re-entrant just before crossing the Dharanshi pass to descend to the Dibrughetta alps.

flowers · industry

Anthurium is a large genus of about 600--800 (possibly 1,000) species of flowering plants, belonging to the arum family (Araceae).

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

With clouds billowing, Nanda Devi opens up and reveals herself, after a snow-storm around the summit, just prior to sunset.

Uttarakhand·forest · snow

The Nanda Devi National Park is a national park situated around the peak of Nanda Devi, 7,817 m (25,646 ft) in the state of Uttarakhand in northern India that was established in 1982.

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

The treacherous rock faces to the south of Nanda Devi West peak, on a clear summer day as seen from the meadows of Sarsarpatal in the inner sanctuary.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Nanda Devi is the second highest mountain in India and the highest entirely within the country (Kangchenjunga being on the border of India and Nepal); owing to this geography it was the highest known mountain in the world until computations…

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Peaks of the north sanctuary, including Bamchu, Devdamla and Mangraon, as seen from Sarsarpatal in the inner sanctuary. Then see a glorious view of Nanda Devi itself, with jet-stream plumes billowing from the summit.

wildlife · forest

The Indian Muntjac (Muntiacus muntjac) is a common modest sized deer found across India. Also known by different names such as' kakar' in Hindi, the common muntjac and red muntjac.

Rajasthan·birds · wildlife

Pair of spotted owlet in Bharatpur bird sanctuary. Spotted Owlet (Athene brama) in India. Towards the end, there is a pair of Collared Scops Owls as well, from the same habitat! The Spotted Owlet (Athene brama) is a small owl which breeds i…

Rajasthan·birds · forest

White-breasted Kingfisher or the Common Kingfisher is 17 cm in length and weighs around 30- 34 g. The underparts are bright orange in colour with the white bib. The wings are bluish green and the tail is bright blue in colour.

birds · forest

White-breasted Kingfisher or the Common Kingfisher is 17 cm in length and weighs around 30- 34 g. The underparts are bright orange in colour with the white bib. The wings are bluish green and the tail is bright blue in colour.

birds · wildlife

The Changeable Hawk-Eagle or Crested Hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus) is a bird of prey species of the family Accipitridae.