wildlife

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 · wildlife

Sunning itself on a winter's day, in the warm sun, is this Sibia, at our wildfilmsindia estate. It's call gives this bird its onomatopoeic name of Three Cheers.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

The Red-billed Blue Magpies are supposed to be more common in our region, but here you have a flock of Yellow-billed Blue Magpie birds hogging on our wild pear tree's fruit in early winter, at the wildfilmsindia wildlife sanctuary at Jabbar…

river · wildlife

Sitting by our wildfilmsindia stream is this Whitre-capped Redstart as it bobs its tail up and down, its white cap prominently showing up in the darkening evening sky.

birds · hills

Striated Laughing Thrush vocalizes by puffing out its throat - see this lovely Himalayan bird video. Sounds similar to the White-crested Laughing Thrush, but different too.

Uttarakhand·hills · wildlife

It's call gives this bird its onomatopoeic name of Three Cheers. Sitting pretty in the orange glow of pre-sunset timing in winters in the Himalaya, this Black-capped Sibia or Rufous Sibia can be heard singing in it's melodious voice in the…

hills · birds

This Barbet is so full of wild pear pulp in its belly that it can barely move! The Hill Barbet, also know as the Mewli or Piao chidiya is one of the most colourful enigmatic Himalayan birds, with a far reaching call that echoes across the h…

birds · hills

Like a painted artwork, the mostly rust-coloured Striated Laughing Thrush has the most detailed plumage you ever saw in any bird, surely, what with those delicate white streaks! What a handsome Himalayan bird! A shy and retiring bird of thi…

hills · birds

The Hill Barbet, also know as the Mewli or Piao chidiya is one of the most colourful enigmatic Himalayan birds, with a far reaching call that echoes across the hills and valleys in summer-time, when the birds are breeding.

birds · hills

What a handsome Himalayan bird! A shy and retiring bird of thick shrubbery, the Striated Laughing Thrush is a not often seen mountain babbler like bird with beautiful streaks and striations on its neck, cheeks and chest.

birds · wildlife

A resting Domestic Goose, likely belonging to a Chinese or African goose breed, is shown in a calm sleeping posture with its head tucked deep into its soft white body feathers.

hills · farmland

Teetar bite at grass leaves and play around in an open grassland environment: Partridge at the Wilderness Orchard in Delhi First year Grey Partridge or Safed Titar chicks sit under gular tree with Ficus glomerata figs dropped around them.

hills · wildlife

A male Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus) perched on a thick, moss-covered tree branch within a Himalayan forest.

wildlife · hills

This footage captures a male Kalij Pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos) moving cautiously through a rocky earth cavity and gravel-covered hillside in the Himalayan region of northern India.

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.

wildlife · birds

A Black Kite (Milvus migrans) perched upright on a weathered tree stump in its natural habitat. The bird remains alert, repeatedly turning its head to watch the surrounding area.

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.

wildlife · birds

A Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) perched quietly on a grassy hillside in its natural habitat. The bird of prey remains alert as it scans the surrounding landscape before slowly preening its feathers with its hooked bill.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · hills

A majestic Himalayan Griffon Vulture (Gyps himalayensis) glides high above the forested ridges of Jabbarkhet near Mussoorie. One of Asia's largest flying birds, it effortlessly rides thermal air currents while scanning the landscape below.

hills · wildlife

Two Himalayan Griffon Vultures are engaged in an aggressive territorial interaction on a steep rocky mountain cliff in the Himalayan region.

wildlife · hills

A Himalayan Griffon Vulture (Gyps himalayensis) resting on its nest on a high rocky cliff. The bird is positioned low in the nest, indicating brooding behaviour over an egg.