Himraj Dang speaks at the book launch of Himalayan Rapture by Hari Dang
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Himraj Dang says "So with that, we conclude our panel, I would like to mention two things. One is that I would like to give thanks to Dr.
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Result 2Book launch of Himalayan Rapture by Hari Dang
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Captain M.S. Kohli, Suman Dubey, Brigadier Ashok Abbey, Dhruv Bogra and Mr. B.P. Singh join Mr. Himraj Dang and Mr. Rupin Dang at the book launch of Himalayan Rapture by Hari Dang.
Result 3Meet and greet at book launch of Himalayan Rapture by Hari Dang
hills · wildlife
Hari Dang was a multi-faceted personality and pioneer: an early India mountaineer, teacher and headmaster, wildlife conservationist, and environmentalist.
Result 4Hari Dang, Padma Shri: Walk the Delhi Ridge with him in the 1990's
hills · school
Hari Dang says "Well I am delighted that we are meeting in my home ground, the Delhi Ridge, where it all began when I was young before the second World war and after 32-years of being a schoolmaster and a headmaster I went back to my roots…
Result 5Emerald Spreadwing Damselfly and Blue-tailed Forest Hawk rest among Himalayan vegetation
hills · forest
Two species of odonates resting in their natural habitat. An emerald spreadwing damselfly (family Lestidae) is perched on a slender green branch, remaining motionless while surveying its surroundings.
Result 6Cicada insect super close view, as it tries to camouflage itself on tree moss, in the Himalaya
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A cicada crawls up a tree trunk, trying to get camouflaged into the moss on the tree trunk. see its beady-beady eyes! Cicadas suck the sap of trees they live on. A Hill Barbet calls as this Cicada slowly clawls up an akhrot or walnut tree.
Result 7Caterpillar of a butterfly eats leaf steadily and meticulously in a monsoon forest in the Himalaya
monsoon · hills
What steady focus and concentration, this caterpillar chows down on a ginger leaf, meticulously trying to finish the leaf and damage the plan, to ensure its own existence! What species of caterpillar would this be? A butterfly one, perhaps?…
Result 8Caterpillar eats leaf, as seen in time lapse mode, at Motidhar estate in Himalaya
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What steady focus and concentration, this caterpillar chows down on a ginger leaf, meticulously trying to finish the leaf and damage the plan, to ensure its own existence! What species of caterpillar would this be? A butterfly one, perhaps?…
Result 9Damselflies mating in daisy chain fashion, in the Himalaya: Odonata create heart shape wheel
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Insect contortionism! Help us identify this species of middle Himalayan damselfly as they mate in the monsoon months, at our wildfilmsindia wildlife sanctuary. A pair of damselflies get together at our Wilderness wetlands in Delhi.
Result 10Termite hill or Deemak pahadi: a whole netherworld of insects underground
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Assiduously working away on their mud fortresses, numbers do the job for termites. More industrious than even ants, their colonies can comprise of millions of insects... Take a sneak peak into the world of deemak or termites.
Result 11Ladybug explores our vegetable patch and drinks sap, as it missed the spring-time train to Himalaya!
hills · railway
This ladybird sucks on some plant sap and goes about exploring our vegetable patch in the monsoon season, as it seems to have missed the spring-time train to the Himalaya! Lady birds are supposed to migrate in large flocks to the glacial re…
Result 12Ladybirds have arrived across north India, from Himalaya! Ladybug in Delhi garden at winter onset
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Did you know that the humble Lady bird or ladybug breeds near the glaciers of the high Himalaya, and then they migrate in giant swarms to the plains of north India, for wintering in better climes? We hope this leaves you greater esteem for…
Result 13Cicada calls in close-up view, in Uttarakhand hills: see the abdomen vibrate to create noise!
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See a Cicada calling in close-up mode! See the abdomen vibrate when it creates it's loud trilling noise which echoes through the Himalayan valleys in summer, monsoon and autumn. The cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae).
Result 14Deemak or Termites create meticulously crafted termite hills, as see in slow motion during monsoons
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Termites craft their termite hills, one grain of soil at a home, building upon the base and creating large towering structures that we call deemak pahari.
Result 15Chumbi Wall, Indian Cabbage White, Himalayan Blackvein
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a Chumbi Wall butterfly roosting on a cliff, sucking minerals and alkaloids. It is a member of the brush-footed butterfly. A couple of Indian cabbage white (Pieris canidia) perch on a rock formation with growth of mosses.
Result 16Cicadas calling in the Himalayan monsoon
flowers · hills
As Roscoea purpurea, wild ginger, Begonia dioica and picta flower in the Himalayan monsoon, a large number of cicada insects call from the trees, creating quite a cacophony that is so typical of the rainy season in our mountains.
Result 17Himalayan Leech scans around for a warm body to latch on to
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The Himalayan leech moves and scans around for a warm body to latch on to and feed itself. A woman tries to distract the leech but leech continues its movement in search of its prey for feeding. The leech have two suckers, one at each end.
Result 18Himalayan Glow worm in Uttarakhand
Landour, Uttarakhand·hills
A Himalayan glow-worm as seen in Landour, Uttarakhand, in May 2014. The Common glow-worm can be found in a number of locations including: Asia, China, Europe, Indian subcontinent, Russia, United Kingdom, Wales.
Result 19Common glow-worm falls off rock face in the Himalaya, in Landour
Uttarakhand·hills
A Himalayan glow-worm as seen in Landour, Uttarakhand, in May 2014. While climbing, this glow-worm seems to have lost its balance while climbing a leaf and fell right off the cliff-face, as we filmed it! A viewer tells us these are likely t…
Result 20Himalayan glow-worm - not a firefly, in Landour
Uttarakhand·hills
A Himalayan glow-worm walking on a rock-face in Landour, Uttarakhand, in May 2014. A viewer tells us these are likely to be adult female glow-worm firefly (probably a Pyrocoelia species) .. i.e.
Result 21Insidious insect attack of the most heinous kind!
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The bees are dying, one by one, and for no apparent reason. This Himalayan honey bee hive disappears in a matter of days. The bees have become listless and lifeless, and without energy, for no apparent reason.
Result 22White-cheeked Bulbul preens itself on a Prosopis juliflora tree in India
birds · wildlife
The Himalayan bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys) or White-cheeked Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. If they are mixed with humans from a young age, they will become friendly to humans.
Result 23A Black-capped Sibia in the mountains of North India
hills · architecture
The Rufous Sibia (Heterophasia capistrata) is a species of bird in the Leiothrichidae family. It feeds on berries and insects. It is found in the northern parts of the Indian Subcontinent, ranging across India, Bhutan and Nepal.
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