forest

forest · wildlife

A tiger shines bright orange and white against a green backdrop of forest shrubbery at Mudumalai National Park in Tamil Nadu. The tiger looks sleepy but then decides to scratch itself and wander off through the semi-dense cultivation.

aerial · forest

Our aerial camera system sweeps across a landscape of tended tea bushes with a distant view of Western Ghats forests, shola ravines and thick vegetation.

forest · wildlife

The muddy waters of the Periyar river along the Thattekad forests harbour some of the best bird life in Kerala's Western Ghats : Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary.

Munnar, Kerala·forest · river

Lovely farmland and thick forest interface makes for fabulous birding habitat! Thattekad near Munnar in Kerala's South Indian mountains, as seen in aerial viw of moist low-land forest along Periyar River The Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary, cover…

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Common Tortoiseshell Butterfly on a garden escape Dahlia at wildfilmsindia sanctuary in the Himalaya A Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly on a granitic rock at the wildfilmsindia butterfly sanctuary in the Uttarakhand Himalaya, around Landour.

Kerala·forest · birds

A Malabar Giant Squirrel seen in Munnar forest. Barbet calls in background audio, Rainbow Rodent hunts around from branch to branch.

Rajasthan·wildlife · forest

A Panther or Leopard licking and cleaning its chops / paw at Jhalana city forest in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

forest · river

The Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary used to be a rubber plantation earlier. Rubber trees are tapped for rubber in India. Go on a flight through a rubber plantation.

wildlife · forest

Land of trumpet and song! Asiatic or Indian Elephants trumpet loudly as their pack moves through Mudumalai National Park in Tamil Nadu, in a light woodland and grassland interface.

forest · wildlife

Asiatic of Indian Elephants trumpet loudly as their pack moves through Mudumalai National Park in Tamil Nadu, in a light woodland and grassland interface. A tiger yawns and stretches its legs and then sets out for a leisurely stroll.

forest · wildlife

A tiger yawns and stretches its legs and then sets out for a leisurely stroll. With a Barbet calling in the audio track, a Tiger strolls along forest edge at Mudumalai National Park in India Tiger strolls along forest edge at Mudumalai Nati…

birds · wildlife

Ever on the look-out for insect prey on the wing, this Drongo or kotwal chidiya sits on alert on a bare twig, with a clear view, as easy vantage point, ready to sally forth.

forest · hills

Spot the critter! Cicada in green and black against moss on an oak tree trunk : almost perfect camouflage for this loud insect whose call reverberates through mountain forests.

forest · hills

Cicada in yellow: not so perfect camouflage for this loud insect whose call reverberates through mountain forests. Perfect camouflage for a Cicada at wildfilmsindia oak forest in Uttarakhand: September 2023.

highway · forest

The Buggyal meadows of Chopta are now increasingly invaded by tourist camps and shepherds, but are still a green spread of beautous proportions, with thick forests and grassy meadows populated by the likes of Monal Pheasants and herds of Th…

Madhya Pradesh·forest · river

Aerial view of the territorial forest and waterfall of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The lush green forest is the only large chunk of wildlife habitat remaining in North Madhya Pradesh in the otherwise fragmented forest landscape of the region.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

Look into the bulgy dark eyes of this Cicada as seen at wildfilmsindia Motidhar sanctuary near Mussoorie in the post monsoon season in September 2023.

forest

Responsible trekking: Porters carry up a burdensome LPG gas cylinder on a trek above Harsil, so as not to burn precious forest firewood Porters carry up a LPG gas cylinder on a trek above Harsil, so as not to butn precious forest firewood

birds · wildlife

An elegant bird with a cheerful chirrupy call, and an energetic disposition, see this Grey headed, now known as the Canary Flycatcher at wildfilmsindia bird sanctuary in Uttarakhand A Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher preens and scouts out for…

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.

forest · hills

Perfect camouflage for a Cicada at wildfilmsindia oak forest in Uttarakhand: September 2023. Th brown perfectly offsets the brown and green of the moss on the oak branch, virtually making the cicada impossible to spot from a distance.

flowers · forest

Bamboo Orchid from central Asia flowering in wildfilmsindia botanical collection in Uttarakhand : Arundina graminifolia Ground orchid beyond Rang Rang bridge, en route Mangan in central-north Sikkim.

hills · forest

Large Cicada nestles among poisonous foxglove leaves at wildfilmsindia sanctuary in Himalaya, September 2023. Possibly having imbibed some poison, it then turns upside down.