Hills — Clipahoy

Steppe Eagles and Griffon Vultures in the Himalaya, in Landour

Uttarakhand·hills · birds

Steppe Eagles and Griffon Vultures in the Himalaya at Landour in Uttarakhand, at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens. The steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) is a bird of prey. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae.

Butterflies migrate into the Himalaya, in hordes, in Uttarakhand

hills · flowers

Did you know that a number of species of butterflies migrate to the plains of India in winter and then return to the middle Himalaya in early spring, in time for the profusion of mountain flowers and spring-time! These Cabbage-whites are fl…

Dark monsoon clouds well up from the plains, into the Himalaya, in Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·monsoon · hills

Standing at 'Land's End' at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical garden in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, one can see the monsoon clouds of the plains welling up into the hills, with the promise of rain...

Rufous-winged Himalayan Shrike Babbler has lovely cheery call announced with much attitude

birds · hills

This cheery caller is seen at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens, sitting on a bare pear tree. The two note call echoes through the hills.

Goral eats oak leaves in Uttarakhand

Landour, Uttarakhand·hills · forest

A Himalayan Goral eats Quercus Oak leaves in the hills of Uttarakhand, at 7200 feet altitude at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens near Landour.

Mountain Scops Owl feels sleepy at night: rare view from the Himalaya, in Uttarakhand

hills · birds

This lovely wild Owl calls each night at our Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens where we have provided them sanctuary, in the western Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.

Grey-winged Blackbird of the Himalaya - female rummages in leaves

hills · wildlife

Seen here at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens, this widespread and curious Himalayan bird is a happy sight for any birder. The grey-winged blackbird is a species of bird in the family Turdidae.

Slug crawls at geological pace in the Himalaya, in Uttarakhand

hills · coastline

A slug or snail crawls at geological pace on a moss-laden stone slope in the Himalaya, at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical garden in Uttarakhand. It leaves behind a slimy trail...

How a Dragonfly flies: slow motion in the Himalaya

hills · flowers

A dragonfly filmed at 400 fps (frames per second) at the Wilderness Orchard botanical garden in the Himalaya.

Slug crawls over moss-laden stone, in Uttarakhand

coastline · hills

A slug or snail crawls at geological pace on a moss-laden stone slope in the Himalaya, at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical garden in Uttarakhand. It leaves behind a slimy trail...

Fog blankets hills around Jabbarkhet in Landour, Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·hills

Fog moves over the oak-forested hills of Landour, at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens of wildfilmsindia at Jabbarkhet, and around the Haunted House of Mussoorie.

Goral, the wild mountain goat of the lower Himalaya - protected by

hills · livestock

The gorals are four species in the genus Nemorhaedus or Naemorhedus. They are small ungulates with a goat-like or antelope-like appearance. The ghural, ghooral or goral is an ungulate that is found across the Himalaya.

Sunset from our Himalayan vantage point - see the unique winterline, in Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·hills

Between our two lightning struck dead deodars at Land's End, see the world sink away at your feet, and the day come to an end...

Stormy day in the Himalaya - Laughing Thrush and Hill Partridge calling, in Landour

Uttarakhand·hills · birds

On a cloudy wintery day in March 2018, a White-crowned Laughing Thrush, Hill Barbets and a Hill partridge of Peora call out at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in Landour, Uttarakhand.

Walking the Himalaya east of Landour: tracing the ridge-line above Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

Walking the Oak and Rhododendron mixed forested hills and mountains east of Landour, along the forested trails of the Wilderness Orchard and conservation zones at Jabbarkhet, managed and owned by wildfilmsindia.

Protected conservation zone: Himalayan forest at Moti Dhar, Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

A wild mountainside of forest that is now protected by wildfilmsindia, at Moti Dhar and Chamsari, near Mussoorie, Uttrarakhand.

Himalayan day-break with Venus visible: botanical gardens, Jabbarkhet - Landour

Uttarakhand·hills · flowers

Himalayan day-break with Venus visible at the wildfilmsindia botanical gardens, Jabbarkhet - Landour.

Himalaya in crimson hues of flowering Rhododendron at forest at Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

The most flamboyant of all Himalayan blooms, at least in terms of size and quantity, is surely the Rhododendron arboreum. Found across the Himalaya, the size of the Rhodo trees in wildfilmsindia's protected forests is truly remarkable.

Rhodo trees in full bloom within a forest of pine

forest · hills

The most flamboyant of all Himalayan blooms, at least in terms of size and quantity, is surely the Rhododendron arboreum. Found across the Himalaya, the size of the Rhodo trees in wildfilmsindia's protected forests is truly remarkable.

Aerial view of the blooming Rhododendrons in 's protected forests

forest · flowers

Fresh spring-time Oak trees sport whitish leaf buds as they emerge from winter dormancy, having shed their older leaves. That is why our forest looks so white in March 2019.

Protects Himalayan forested mountains: join us in conservation work around Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·hills

An aerial view of the scarlet-hued hills of Landour courtesy the blossoming Rhododendron arboreum in the western Himalayas. We ate Wildfilmsindia have taken the initiative to preserve these Himalayan forested mountains.

Himalayan wild mountain goat - Goral looks startled by langur group in sanctuary

hills · forest

At the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens owned by wildfilmsindia in the western Himalaya, a Goral or wild mountain goat looks up in surprise at all the noise and disturbance caused by a group of visiting langur monkeys.

Sleepy Goral - wild goat of the Himalaya - from Himalayan cottage, in Mussoorie

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

Life among cliffs, Oak forests and Berberis aristata bushes, this is truly the good life for this Goral or wild mountain goat of the Himalaya, living under the protection of the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens in Mussoorie, Uttarak…