forest

Uttarakhand·snow · forest

Heavy snowfall occurs at wildfilmsindia estate and forests at Jabbarkhet in Uttarakhand: Himalayan winter wonderland indeed! As seen from the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens, the Dehradun - Dhnaolti road is blocked with snow.

Uttarakhand·snow · highway

As seen from the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens, the Dehradun - Dhnaolti road is blocked with snow.

Uttarakhand·snow · highway

What fun when the night gives way to day, and everything is bright and white after a heavy snowfall...

Uttarakhand·snow · hills

We had some heavy incidents of snowfall this past January, at our wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet Estate in Mussoorie.

hills · forest

Normally a vociferous songster, here the Blackbird sits quietly in an Oak tree, and NOT in the mood to sing! The rich humus and fallen dry leaves on a forest floor is perfect breeding grounds for a multitude of insects.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

A winter visitor to our wildfilmsindia forests around Mussoorie, with beautiful flanks of orange, a flicking tail, nervous demeanour and aquamarine blue, meet the Orange-flanked Bush Robin! The Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus), also…

hills · music

A Rufous Sibia perches tentatively on oak twig, looks around cautiously, its orange-rufous back aflame in the winter sun. It's call gives this bird its onomatopoeic name of Three Cheers.

forest · hills

A wild mountain goat or Goral chomps on dry winter grasses on our cliffs at the wildfilmsindia wildlife sanctuary in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

A combination of sleet and snow falls on the shrubbery and middle Himalayan forests of our Himalayan wildlife sanctuary. January and February 2022 have seen profuse snowfall incidents across the western Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·forest

Domestic dogs bark and disturb wild Kalij Pheasant in a forest area around Mussoorie. Dogs can eat up eggs and chicks of wild pheasants and thus ruin the breeding prospects of wild birds.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

Large party of Kalij Pheasant stroll in to feed on a rocky knoll in the oak forest at the upper end of our estate, as seen in pre-dawn camera trap footage, a gaggle of White-crested Laughing Thrushes follow.

forest · hills

Male and female Kalij Pheasant couple root around in the forest leafy under storey, at Motidhar sanctuary of wildfilmsindia, with the red lappet of the male matching the dropped Rhododendron arboreum petals, in terms of colour tonality.

forest · hills

Male and female Kalij Pheasant couple root around in the forest leafy under storey, at Motidhar sanctuary of wildfilmsindia, with the red lappet of the male matching the dropped Rhododendron arboreum petals, in terms of colour tonality.

forest · hills

Kalij at wildfilmsindia Pheasant sanctuary in the western Himalaya Kaleej Pheasant male struts around in full breeding plumage at wildfilmsindia Pheasant sanctuary in the western Himalaya.

birds · forest

A Changeable Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus), also known as the Crested Hawk-Eagle, perched high in the crown of a Himalayan Cedar (Cedrus deodara), commonly known as the Deodar tree.

birds · wildlife

A mature Crested Serpent Eagle (Spilornis cheela) resting quietly on a sturdy tree branch within a forest canopy.

monsoon · forest

A cluster of millipedes, commonly referred to locally as "monsoon worms," is actively crawling together during the rainy season. The numerous segmented arthropods move slowly across the ground in close formation, creating a dense swarm.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

This breathtaking view from the Jabbarkhet region near Mussoorie captures the magical transition from dusk to night across the Himalayan foothills.

birds · wildlife

An Indian Scops Owl (Otus bakkamoena) rests quietly among tree branches during daylight, relying on its remarkable camouflage to remain hidden. The owl slowly looks around, scanning its surroundings with large, alert eyes.

birds · wildlife

A Collared Owlet (Taenioptynx brodiei), also known as the Collared Pygmy Owl, perched quietly on a tree branch in broad daylight.

Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh·forest

In a major operation the Andhra Pradesh Police claimed to have killed 20 red sandalwood smugglers in an encounter inside the forests near Tirupati in Chittoor district of the state.

Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh·forest

In a major operation the Andhra Pradesh Police claimed to have killed 20 red sandalwood smugglers in an encounter inside the forests near Tirupati in Chittoor district of the state.

river · highway

A winding rain forest road leads to a spectacular hand-made hanging bridge across the Brahmaputra river in Arunachal Pradesh, India. The river is locally known as the Siang in India's Arunachal Pradesh.