forest

Uttarakhand·forest

Painted Lady and Clear Sailor Butterflies visit dahlia blossoms at widfilmsindia Jabbarkhet sanctuary - September 2023

hills · aerial

A large group undertakes the Reiek trek and escarpment walk in Mizoram: Aerial view of 1548 metre high peak with temperate forest.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

Pretty little Green Pigeons feed on monsoon fruiting Verbena - fig type berries at our wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet sanctuary in the Himalaya, around Landour.

birds · hills

The Whistling Thrush invariably nests inside holes of embankments, in eves of house roofs and similar cavities. Perhaps this is the first record of one nesting on an open face traditional tree nest that is neither a cavity nor concealed.

forest · river

What a cheery and neatly-turned out birdie the Forktail is! A Spotted Forktail feeds a small frog to her chicks at the wildfilmsindia Motidhar sanctuary stream-side.

forest · birds

Long-tailed Broadbill is a rarely-seen bird in Garhwal, as it is more of an eastern Himalayan species. It wags its tail while sitting on a pine tree at our wildfilmsindia conservation lands in Uttarakhand.

forest

A rare male Rufous-necked Hornbill feeds its mate inside the nest-hole, in Dooars forest. Th fmale is incarcerated inside a tree trunk cavity, awaiting the hatching of its eggs.

river · hills

Fuzz ball of cotton! A Spotted Forktail fluffs out its feathers and preens on a post of our trout pond at the wildfilmsindia stream in Uttarakhand, showing lots of white inner feathers.

wildlife · forest

A male Dark Grey Bush Chat sits on wild palak seeding stalk and flicks its tail repeatedly, anxious to feed its chicks nearly. The nest is trickily located on the ground, under a Berberis shrub nearby.

hills · forest

After a bath in our Rispana stream, a Rufous Sibia carouses with preening White-throated Laughing Thrushes in a thicket or shrubbery, as cicadas call out loud, at Motidhar forest Rufous Sibia is the new name what we always called the Black-…

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Himalayan glow worm surfaces from leaf litter at wildfilmsindia forest in Jabbarkhet, Uttarakhand A Himalayan glow-worm walking on a rock-face in Landour, Uttarakhand A viewer tells us these are likely to be adult female glow-worm firefly (…

Uttarakhand·forest · wildlife

A female Dark Gray Bush Chat sits on vigil to ensure its nest is safe, finds a safe moment to approach ground nest.

birds · flowers

The scarlet red flowers of a Dhak tree attract many insects and birds. This Purple Sunbird comes to the large flowers for their ample nectar as well as to eat the insects attracted to the nectar and makes for a lovely contrast of colours.

flowers · birds

A male deep shiny iridescent blue Sunbird first investigates insects on Neem tree and then on Hamelia patens' red flowers, chirruping away all the while, in Delhi's summer heat, it's tiny yellow feather patch showing prominently on its shou…

birds · flowers

What a beautiful shiny iridescent purple this Sunbird is, with a tiny yellow feather patch on its shoulder, as its nectars on the red blooms of a Hamelia patens shrub. The scarlet red flowers of a Dhak tree attract many insects and birds.

flowers · birds

The scarlet red flowers of a Dhak tree attract many insects and birds. This Purple Sunbird comes to the large flowers for their ample nectar as well as to eat the insects attracted to the nectar and makes for a lovely contrast of colours.

birds · wildlife

The scarlet red flowers of a Dhak tree attract many insects and birds. This Purple Sunbird comes to the large flowers for their ample nectar as well as to eat the insects attracted to the nectar and makes for a lovely contrast of colours.

forest

Bobbing its head up and down in a comical fashion is this Collared Falconet at Rongtong / Latpanchar, bobbing its head up and down, as it preens its feathers.

forest

Yellow-throated Martin and Black Giant Squirrel try to attack female inside Rufous Hornbill nest , the female hornbill which is incarcerated inside her nest hole starts squawking loudly while the male comes to her rescue and they both do th…

birds · hills

Verditer Flycatcher catches a fly and batters it on the twig it sits on, before consuming part of it, and partly taking it back to its nest for its chicks.

birds · forest

It's tail quivers as it delivers it's lovely call! Turquoise-like Verditer Flycatcher trills on dead grey branch against blue sky: Perfect blue on blue! Deep blue bird catches evening light sitting on a Himalayan Cedar or deodar branch, and…

forest

In the first shot, a Yellow-throated Martin tries to predate on a Hornbill nest. World's largest gilheri? Giant Ratufa Squirrel on a hunt, actively searching for feed in a West Bengal forest.

wildlife · birds

The Black Baza also trips over and loses balance as it tries to poach on ants on its branch, in addition to the green locust treat in its talons! This Black Baza eats ants that pass on a small tree branch, all the while consuming a rodent t…