wildlife

wildlife · birds

Time and chance are vital to see rare moments and actions in the wild. This pair of Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) are filmed at the Wilderness Orchard amid the green backdrop.

birds · wildlife

That big brown hole in the tree trunk seems to be an ayurvedic pharmacy for this katphora couple! Anting with tree sap - rare behaviour. Golden-backed Woodpeckers anting with amla tree sap! First time ever documented, it seems...

birds · wildlife

The White-throated or White-breasted Kingfisher is a common kingfisher with a blue back and a white patch extending from the neck through the breast. This may differ with location of the bird's population.

wildlife · birds

Tailor birds are small birds belonging to the genus Orthotomus often placed in the Old World warbler family Sylviidae.

birds · flowers

Shades of green and a distinct reddish-black necklace, a male Rose-ringed Parakeet camouflaged between leaves of Common Sunflower in a kitchen garden in Delhi. The parakeet is filmed up close having a feast of sunflower seeds.

wildlife · forest

Delhi is home to a number of small birds that have adapted to living in open forests and human residential areas. The Oriental Magpie-=Robin is also one of the birds that are found in the open forests and grasslands in Delhi.

wildlife · birds

This songbird is ready for courtship and mating in the late spring at our Wilderness Orchard in Delhi. The Oriental Magpie-Robin sits on exposed tree stumps, branches and waits for his opportunity to make calls to the female.

birds · wildlife

Adrenaline rushes with this sighting of a White-throated Kingfisher with a live female Purple Sunbird between its beak. The Kingfisher twists its neck and hit the head of the bee eater on the branch to decapitate it.

birds · wildlife

The handsome Red-whiskered Bulbul or Crested Bulbul sits on a branch preening itself. These birds are common in Indian gardens. They re songbirds and are sold as cagebirds too.

birds · wildlife

A Coppersmith or Crimson-breasted Barbet sits on a barren dead tree and calls. Notice the bird does not open its beak but the throat can be seen moving. The bird has a distinct call which is timed and known as a metronome like call.

birds · lake

The sweltering North Indian summer heat and this Pond Heron drops by the swimming pool at a farmhouse in Delhi feeling like its Ibiza. Beak wide open the bird is feeling the heat and using its natural cooler.

wildlife · birds

This dainty little bird with a black band around its neck preys on honey bees and insects. With green and aquamarine feathers and the black line around its eyes it is quite a bird.

wildlife · birds

An ambiance of busy bird calls in the breeding season at Wilderness Orchard, New Delhi. A pair of Oriental White eye can be spotted bear a water hole. These birds are common in urban areas and open shrublands.

birds · flowers

Mating calls going back and forth and its peak spring for these Purple Sunbirds at our Wilderness Orchard in Delhi. The females are duller as compared to the male bird.

wildlife · birds

A fairly common water bird with long legs and white underside. This adult has been filmed at a farmhouse in New Delhi. Treading in expertise as it moves among grass and aquatic plants before coming out for a stretch.

railway · wildlife

Panting in the summer heat is this Pavo cristatus at our Delhi wildlife sanctuary, dissipating heat from the beak... Strikingly beautiful, unique with its feather train is the National Bird of India, peacock or peafowl.

wildlife · birds

Sun rays streaming in between trees and leaves, dried leaves carpeting the forest floor as a panting Female Asian Koel quenches its thirst and cools down its body at the same time.

wildlife · birds

Monsoons approaching, gray skies and barren trees and a trio of Wire-tailed swallow roosts on it. The birds are small and common in India. The long pair of feathers from the tail of the male is distinct while the female ha a shorter tail.

railway · dance

These immature peafowl don't even have fully developed tail feathers - the full peacock train! Yet they are trying to do the peacock jig and impress females in their vicinity.

birds · wildlife

Just like humans need air conditioners in the hot summer, birds also have a way of cooling their bodies down and this is called Heat Dissipation. This Brown-headed Barbet preens itself sitting on a small branch.

wildlife · birds

Left alone for lengths of time while the parents head out into the field to search for food, these chicks could well be preyed upon by other birds, just as crows themselves eat eggs and chicks of other nesting birds, from their nests! It's…

birds · wildlife

A Brown-headed Barbet is seen alone and in a dishevelled state after an event cleaning process we assume. The bird is preening to keep itself free of parasites which makes birds itchy as well.

wildlife · birds

A pair of kauvas sit at their nest and nurture their new born chicks. Left alone for lengths of time while the parents head out into the field to search for food, these chicks could well be preyed upon by other birds, just as crows themselv…