hills

hills

Mt. McKinley also known as denali is the highest peak in north America, Alaska. Himalayan veteran Roddy Mackenzie climbs atop McKinley with a fellow Himalayan mountaineer friend.

birds · hills

This Himalayan barbet has a green tail and yellow beak. They chisel out a hole inside a tree to build their nest. They are mainly fruit eating but will take insects.The great himalayan barbet's scientific name is Megalaema virens.

Uttarakhand·hills

A ropeway to the top of a mountain (Mansa Devi mandir) heading up to the top of a temple above Haridwar in Uttarakhand, India.

river · hills

hills · snow

Clouds and mountains in the Himalaya. A glacier and ablation valley in the Gangotri national park, Uttarakhand, India.

dance · hills

A dance being performed by a troupe from Armenia. Armenian dance heritage is one of the oldest, richest and the most varied in the Near East.

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Time Lapse on Mt. Shivling from Gaumukh, Ganga valley, Uttarakhand, India. As seen from below Gaumukh in the Gangotri valley, along the Ganges.

birds · wildlife

The great himalayan barbet's scientific name is Megalaema virens. Barbets are mainly fruit-eating birds.It has tail which is green above, blackish washed with pale blue below.

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The bharal or Himalayan blue sheep is a caprid found in the high himalayas. The scientific name of Bharal is Pseudois nayaur. The underparts and backs of the legs of Bharal are white, while the chest and fronts of the legs are black.

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Time Lapse of monsoon clouds in the Himalaya.

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Garbage being collected on a rubbish dump hill, outside Delhi city, India. Delhi, like most other Indian and Asian cities, has a major garbage disposal problem and while the city government has set aside large tracts of land for waste dispo…

hills · wildlife

The Brown Dipper is an aquatic songbird found in the mountains of southern and central Asia. This species of Dipper is rarely seen but can be found at medium to high altitudes, along fast-flowing mountain streams.

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An Indian Army convoy of trucks en route to the Nepal border. Landslide damaged Himalayan roads: Driving to Darma Valley from Pithoragarh in Kumaon Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·hills · snow

The snow-covered Panchachuli peaks rise above a dense layer of clouds in Darma Valley, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. Clouds drift around the steep, rocky mountain slopes, partially obscuring the lower and middle sections of the peaks.

Uttarakhand·hills · village

Dantu Village is a remote mountain settlement in Darma Valley, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. Traditional houses are clustered along the hillside, surrounded by green agricultural terraces carved into the steep mountain slopes.

Uttarakhand·hills · village

Farmers work on terraced agricultural fields in Dugtu Village, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. A man operates a small power tiller to loosen and prepare the soil on the steep hillside, while other people work nearby.

architecture · hills

The North Block of the Secretariat Building stands on Raisina Hill in New Delhi, featuring Indo-Saracenic and Classical architectural elements and red and cream-colored sandstone.

Uttarakhand·livestock · hills

A large herd of sheep and goats is shown spread across a green alpine pasture in the Darma Valley of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. Local shepherds guide and manage the animals as they graze across the high-altitude mountain landscape.

hills · flowers

Darma Valley alpine meadow flowers in a windy exposed sloping meadow of the Kumaon Himalaya: Stellera chamaejasme, Anemone obtusiloba and Androsace sarmentosa

Uttarakhand·hills · village

Carrying sickles and baskets on their backs, Kumaoni Bhotiya village women go out to cut grass in the meadows and forest clearings outside Dantu Village: Pithoragarh's Darma Valley.

flowers · hills

Close-up of White Dwarf Irises in full flowering mode in a garden in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·hills · village

Baling Village is situated on steep green mountain slopes in Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. Traditional terrace farms and scattered houses are visible across the hillsides, connected by narrow paths and dirt roads.

hills · highway

A narrow mountain road winds along the lush, forested hills of Uttarakhand, around the Mussoorie and Landour area. Small vehicles, including a blue bus, can be seen travelling along the paved road as it curves around the steep slopes.