wildlife

wildlife · birds

A single individual of Lesser Cormorant is seen sitting on an aquatic shrub preening itself. The bird is feeling the heat of the monsoon heat.Beak wide open and trying to cool itself down.

wildlife · birds

The Black-headed Oriole is surely one of the most strikingly beautiful birds of India. The peelak or Mango bird is also fond of mango groves, and given its colours, it thus gets its local colloquial name.

forest · wildlife

Chilling is a real necessity for these animals as well in the North Indian summer. A squirrel is seen up close with its cute eyes sitting and stretching on a branch.

birds · wildlife

Jungle Babbler, Oriental Magpie-Robin, House Sparrow, Brown-headed Barbet are common birds found in trees and parks in New Delhi. They have adapted to living in residential areas along with other birds.

wildlife · birds

The White-breasted Waterhen is an adaptable water bird that inhabits our New Delhi wetlands at the Wilderness Orchard.

crafts · wildlife

Male Baya Weaver Birds (Ploceus philippinus) are busy weaving nest with palm fronds on the leaves itself. The males also display themselves to the females by perching outside the nests.

wildlife · birds

The irony of the words is not lost - a Kite is caught out by a kite... Manjha / Manja and kite string can be a frequent and serious cause of injury to birds in India's cities.

wildlife · birds

With their beautifully coloured backs towards the camera, a couple of Black-rumped Flameback woodpeckers ( Dinopium benghalense)are seen poking their beak inside the nook and crevice of a tree trunk in Odisha.

birds · monsoon

The herald of Indian monsoons and the spectacular metallic purple sheen of the male Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus ) has worn off.

birds · wildlife

These are common birds in cities and are spotted in almost every tall tree. They are easily recognisable with red vents and a distinct crest on the head. The birds are spotted on top of the flower stalk of a tree.

birds · flowers

A park near a crowded in Moti Bagh is home to several species of urban birds ad animals. One of them is this female Rose-ringed Parakeet or Ring-necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri).

wildlife · birds

This must be one healthy avian individual. Seated comfortably on a tree branch, an Oriental Magpie-Robin is engaged in thorough cleaning of its feathers. The bird fervently preens its feathers, shakes itself off.

wildlife · birds

A Common House Crow filmed sitting on a dry twig preens itself, filmed in slow motion. Crows are common scavengers in urban areas.

birds · wildlife

Mynas (Acridotheres Tristis) are very common in urban areas and are seen in large numbers. But how many of us have seen everyday behavior of these birds? This is a compilation of the Common Mynas at different locations of the park on a hot…

wildlife · birds

A picture perfect nest has been sewn from two leaves of a shrub. Notice the 'stitches' holding the two leaves together. The bird is seen sitting inside the nest. The final activity of nest building includes proper insulation of the nests.

wildlife · birds

A pair of Laughing Doves (Streptopelia senegalensis) is spotted on a tree getting cozy. The two birds are not bothered with the camera invading their space. They are seen pecking each other in the facial region and preening each other.

birds · wildlife

These aggressive birds are pushing the safety limits when they decided to perch on the two electric cables with no safety coating. The loud urban birds are seen with no social distancing during sunset.

wildlife · birds

There is something forlorn, lonely and particularly beautiful about the plain jane Brown Rock Chat! The old ruins and monuments that it frequents only add to the bird's charm.

wildlife · birds

All pheasants and many birds have mud baths on occasion, to clean their feathers of ecto-parasites and maintain feather hygiene. A fully mature Peacock (Pavo cristasus ) is filmed taking a mud bath at our Wilderness Orchard, Delhi.

birds · wildlife

A pair of Pied Myna or Asian Pied Starling (Gracupica contra or Sturnus contra contra) is seen sitting on top of a mango tree in Delhi during the monsoon. Pied Mynas are one of the common birds in urban areas.

wildlife · birds

A huge flock of Rock Pigeon or Common Pigeon (Columba livia) is filmed in slow motion in flight. The pigeons are also seen in huge numbers on the electric cables in Nauroji Nagar.

architecture · wildlife

Bird calls fill the air in the afternoon near AIIMS in the afternoon. A flock of Common House Crows (Corvus Splendens) roosting on railings outside a building. The crows seem to be taking in the shade.

wildlife · birds

A Yellow-footed Green Pigeon (Treron phoenicoptera) is spotted sitting on a Persian Lilac tree with its beak wide open. This must be to control its internal body temperature in the Delhi heat.