Forest — Clipahoy

Army of ants battle it out with pair of purple Dung beetles over the full-of-fur poop of a fox

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An army of ants battle it out with a pair of purple Dung beetles, to carry away the full-of-fur poop of a fox, in a Dooars forest in India.

Dark-Grey Bush Chat male approaches chicks with insect feed in its beak, at sanctuary, in Uttarakhand

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Dark-Grey Bush Chat male approaches chicks with insect feed in its beak, at wildfilmsindia sanctuary Bird eating insect Uttarakhand A male Dark Grey Bush Chat nests in wildfilmsindia sanctuary in the Himalaya, and successfully fetches grubs…

Shiny insects: Pill bugs in Dooars forests of West Bengal, near Latpanchar

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Shiny insects: Pill bugs in Dooars forests of West Bengal, near Please help us identify this species. Is it commonly examined in science? Pillbugs are nocturnal isopods.

Buggyal meadows of Chopta and Tungnath with Rhododendron campanulatum shrub forests

Uttarakhand·forest · village

Garhwal bugyal meadows of Chopta and Tungnath with Rhododendron campanulatum shrub forests, in aerial view, as seen aerially. Western disturbances cause mid-summer clouds and rains...

Walking up to Tungnath temple and Chandrashila through Rhododendron campanulatum forests

Uttarakhand·forest · village

Driving to Chopta and then walking up to Tungnath temple and Chandrashila through Rhododendron campanulatum forests. An aerial view of the mountainscape.

Pint sized woodpecker clan member unearths hidden stash of larvae: Speckled Piculet, Bengal Dooars

birds · wildlife

Speckled Piculet in Latpanchar: An inquisitive hyper-active bird that forages along small trunks of trees for larvae, insects and similar hidden gems.

Long-tailed Broadbill in Latpanchar: The bird's green-yellow doesn't always lend good camouflage!

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Long-tailed Broadbill in Latpanchar: This bird's sharp green and yellow don't always lend to good camouflage! A Brainfever or Common Hawk-Cuckoo calls in the distance.

Green-billed Malkoha at Latpanchar: Non-parasitic cuckoo species related to the Coucal Crow Pheasant

wildlife · forest

Green-billed Malkoha at Latpanchar : Non-parasitic cuckoo species is related to the Coucal Crow Pheasant The Green-billed Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus tristis) is a species of non-parasitic cuckoo found throughout Indian Subcontinent and Southea…

Black Baza eats ants and rodent in West Bengal's Dooars region, a tiny raptor that can pack a punch

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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…

Black Giant Squirrel is one of the world's largest squirrels, seen in Dooars forests, West Bengal

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With the cacophony of cicadas calling, this Black Giant Squirrel rests on a branch, for its afternoon siesta in the summer heat.

Orange Shield bug has interesting pattern, Dooars forests around Latpanchor in West Bengal, India

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The Orange Shield bug has an interesting white and orange speckled pattern, Dooars forests around Latpanchor in West Bengal, India. Or is this an Orange Stink bug?

Sultan Tit displays by flapping wings, jaunty little yellow-black fellow, seen around Latpanchor, in West Bengal

wildlife · birds

Sultan Tit displaying by flapping wings, a jaunty little yellow-black fellow, as seen around Latpanchor forests in West Bengal.

White-browed Piculet a rather orange bird, in rare sighting from Rongtong - Latpanchar birding belt, in West Bengal

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The rather orange White-browed Piculet as seen in a rare sighting from West Bengal's Rongtong - Latpanchar - Mahananda birding belt.

Driving to Chopta in Uttarakhand, through much summer greenery and on fine roads and thick forest

Tungnath, Uttarakhand·forest

What a lovely drive it is to Chopta in the Uttarakhand Himalaya, with the views of Chaukhamba thrown in, and the Rhodododendron forests below Tungnath thrown in too...

Jungle Crows eat bird meat as carrion in Orissa, having caught hold of a Myna, in Odisha

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Jungle Crows eat bird meat as carrion in Orissa, having caught hold of a Myna One bird's loss is another bird's gain! Delhi - The City of Crows: A House Crow feeds on a roadkilled Myna on the ground

Himalayan Jungle Crow is the largest of our kauwas, with glossy blue-black feathers and raucous call, in Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

This giant all black kauwa is the Himalayan Jungle Crow and is the largest of our kauwas, as seen here at the wildfilmsindia sanctuary at Jabbarkhet around Landour-Mussoorie, in Uttarakhand.

Clouds well up from Dehradun to forests of 's Jabbarkhet, among sunlight and shadows

Uttarakhand·forest

Clouds well up from Dehradun to forests of wildfilmsindia's Jabbarkhet, among sunlight and shadows Clouds well up from Dehradun to Mussoorie's forests at wildfilmsindia's Jabbarkhet, play among the sunlight and shadows Westerly disturbances…

Giant edible Morel unearthed in forests: Largest ever Himalayan guchhi mushroom found, in Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Himalayan Morel mushrooms or gucchi / guchhi grow giant in size at wildfilmsindia sanctuary in Uttarakhand Himalaya.

Lali gurans or Rhododendron arboreum at protected Jabbarkhet forests and sanctuary

Uttarakhand·forest · flowers

Spring-time Himalayan forests are alight with the garrish reds of Lali gurans or Rhododendron arboreum at wildfilmsindia protected Jabbarkhet forests and sanctuary, with bird call aplenty and clear air in the mountains.

Guchhi or Morel mushrooms grow giant in size at sanctuary in Uttarakhand Himalaya

Mussoorie, Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Himalayan Morel mushrooms or gucchi / guchhi grow giant in size at wildfilmsindia sanctuary in Uttarakhand Himalaya.

Handsome pheasant at sanctuary in the Himalaya: Kaleej female

forest · hills

Handsome female Kalij pheasant at wildfilmsindia sanctuary in the Himalaya: Kaleej Phasant female with its prominent kalgi of head-gear feathers.

Grey winged Blackbird has orange beak, skulks in walnut tree, Pari Tibba Estate, Motidhar, Mussoorie, in Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Grey winged Blackbird has an orange beak, and skulks in walnut tree at Pari Tibba Estate, in Motidhar, Mussoorie Grey-winged Blackbird is one of India's finest songsters: Hear the lovely calls in the Himalaya A Grey winged Blackbird scrabbl…

Grey-winged Blackbird is one of India's finest songsters: Hear the lovely calls in the Himalaya, in Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Grey-winged Blackbird is one of India's finest songsters: Hear the lovely calls in the Himalaya A Grey winged Blackbird scrabbles around in the undergrowth at our wildfilmsindia sanctuary at Jabbarkhet, Uttarakhand.