Wildlife — Clipahoy

Rubber cultivation and farming at Thattekad, as seen in aerial view from Kerala in South India

forest · river

The Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary used to be a rubber plantation earlier. Rubber trees are tapped for rubber in India. Go on a flight through a rubber plantation.

Male elephant charges at cameraman! Elephants of Mudumalai National Park trumpet and charge, in Tamil Nadu

wildlife · forest

Land of trumpet and song! Asiatic or Indian Elephants trumpet loudly as their pack moves through Mudumalai National Park in Tamil Nadu, in a light woodland and grassland interface.

Elephants trumpet loudly as their pack moves through Mudumalai National Park in Tamil Nadu

forest · wildlife

Asiatic of Indian Elephants trumpet loudly as their pack moves through Mudumalai National Park in Tamil Nadu, in a light woodland and grassland interface. A tiger yawns and stretches its legs and then sets out for a leisurely stroll.

Tiger yawns, stretches and sets out for a stroll along forest edge at Mudumalai National Park, India, in Tamil Nadu

forest · wildlife

A tiger yawns and stretches its legs and then sets out for a leisurely stroll. With a Barbet calling in the audio track, a Tiger strolls along forest edge at Mudumalai National Park in India Tiger strolls along forest edge at Mudumalai Nati…

Ashy Drongo does contortionist preening in the summer sun, at Jabbarkhet estate

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

An Ashy Drongo does contortionist preening in the summer sun, at our wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet estate in the Uttarakhand Himalaya, with bird call all around.

Ashy Drongo or Kotwal chidiya at bird sanctuary at Motidhar in Uttarakhand

birds · wildlife

Ever on the look-out for insect prey on the wing, this Drongo or kotwal chidiya sits on alert on a bare twig, with a clear view, as easy vantage point, ready to sally forth.

Indian Robin, a cheery garden and light woodland bird, but their numbers have come down

wildlife · birds

Indian Robin or Saxicoloides fulicatus is a cheery garden and light woodland insectivorous bird with a rufous vent patch under the tail, , but their numbers have come down and Robins are now seldomly seen.

Juvenile Shikra seen in a Delhi garden, its ruby red eyes sharp as ever: Urban raptor bird of prey

wildlife · flowers

Juvenile Shikra seen in a Delhi garden, its ruby red eyes as sharp as ever: Urban raptor or bird of prey

Gular Ficus glomerata tree in fruit has red and green figs, becomes hub of insect and bird activity

wildlife · birds

Gular tree has red and green figs, and when in fruit, it becomes hub of insect and bird activity at Wilderness Orchard Gular tree has red and green figs, and when in fruit, it becomes hub of insect and bird activity at Wilderness Orchard

Black Panther on the prowl? A kaali billi hunts for fledglings and hapless birds: Big cat prowls!

wildlife · birds

Almost looks like a black panther... A Kaali Billi is on the prowl! Black Cat at Wilderness Orchard: A cat hunts for fledglings, squirrels and hapless birds.

Bald Common myna in Delhi - Surely not a mutant, variant or new sub-species!?

birds · wildlife

No, this unusual looking bird is not a new species to science! Did you know that birds can also get bald? This one certainly has a lot of yellow on its pate... Since it was born in 2021, it has been frequently seen in our gardens.

I Spotted this Owlet at the Wilderness Orchard in Delhi, but it was already spotted from before!

birds · farmland

Day time can be traumatic for ullus! Babblers and Laughing Thrushes, sunbirds and bulbuls all harass and create a crackling cacophony around them, if an owl is seen trying to quietly sleep on a branch by day.

White-throated Laughing Thrush spreads her wings wide to protect delicate chicks from summer sun

birds · hills

A White-throated Laughing Thrush spreads her wings wide to protect delicate chicks from summer sun, as she sits in her nest atop her chicks.

Grey headed, now known as Canary Flycatcher at bird sanctuary in Uttarakhand

birds · wildlife

An elegant bird with a cheerful chirrupy call, and an energetic disposition, see this Grey headed, now known as the Canary Flycatcher at wildfilmsindia bird sanctuary in Uttarakhand A Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher preens and scouts out for…

Grey headed or Canary Flycatcher in early winter plumage at Motidhar forest of, in Jabbarkhet

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

A Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher preens and scouts out for insects from a bare twig, at the wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet wildlife sanctuary and botanical gardens.

Celina Jaitly: "I am working with Peta now. Mahauts hit their elephants with ankush which is banned"

wildlife · highway

Celina Jaltly: "I have raised a lot of funds in Europe. Some years back, a tanker had an accident with an elephant on the highway. There was no means of moving the elephant to a hospital. I am working with Peta now.

Celina Jaitly: Indians don't care about animals, we treat animals very badly, especially elephants

wildlife

Celina Jaitly: "Wildlife is an important part of the eco-system. Human beings have got so busy to increase their city limits. We don't care, especially in India. We treat animals like captive animals very badly, especially elephants.

Pariah Kite is common raptor or bird of prey in Indian cities; it is not an eagle! Smart nonetheless

birds · wildlife

Pariah Kite is our common raptor or bird of prey in Indian cities, and it is not an eagle! A smart and handsome bird, nonetheless...

Pretty little Green Pigeons feed on Verbena berries at Jabbarkhet Himalayan sanctuary, in Landour

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

Pretty little Green Pigeons feed on monsoon fruiting Verbena - fig type berries at our wildfilmsindia Jabbarkhet sanctuary in the Himalaya, around Landour.

Jal Murghi bachha party! Waterhen preens with its new-born chicks, teaches them feather hygiene too, in Delhi

wildlife · birds

Jal Murghi bachha party! A White-breasted Waterhen with its new-born chicks at Wilderness Orchard in Delhi, around our wetlands zone. The mama waterhen preens its feathers with the chicks hiding in the aquatic undergrowth around.

Homeless people feed pigeons under Old Delhi bridge: No food for themselves, but enough for birds!

wildlife · birds

Indeed, philanthropy does not start and end with the rich! Homeless people living amid the summer floods of 2023 feed pigeons under a bridge in Old Delhi: No food for themselves, but enough for birds! Their belongings all destroyed by the f…

Rufous Tree Pie is a cousin of the crow and magpie, a common city and rural bird in India

wildlife · birds

Rufous Treepies (Dendrocitta vagabunda) are extremely intelligent and curious birds. These omnivores eat a wide range of foods from fruit, eggs, seeds, reptile and small invertebrates to honey and pretty much anything they can get their sha…

Bird of prey catches hold of Squirrel at Wilderness Orchard in Delhi: Pariah Kite an apex predator

farmland · wildlife

Bird of prey catches hold of and clutches onto a gilheri or Five-striped Palm Squirrel at the Wilderness Orchard in Delhi: Pariah Kite is an apex predator in the city of Delhi.