wildlife

lake · wildlife

A large flock of Great Cormorant is perched on a leafless tree near the water at HAiderpur Wetland in Uttar Pradesh. Loud calls of birds in the backdrop.

birds · wildlife

An adult Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) is spotted at a wetland in Makhdumpur in Uttar Pradesh in the monsoon. With its white plumage reflecting in the still waters, the bird reaches in for a fish in a quick stroke.

birds · wildlife

Is this Bagla spreading its wings to balance or to frighten fish out of their hiding spots? See the successful monsoon fishing strategy at work! Spotted in gushing water alone, an adult Little Egret or Egretta garzetta is fishing in a runni…

birds · wildlife

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

wildlife · birds

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

birds · wildlife

Cute sight of the barbet picking a piece of wood chip off its belly, and throwing it away! Does it have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? A cacophony of bird calls in the Delhi summers, a Coppersmith Barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus) gets to s…

wildlife · birds

A Laughing Dove is filmed up close preening its feathers. Notice dark eyes and the neck region of brown and pinkish feathers spotted with black. Preening is an important behaviour for the survival of birds.

birds · highway

The Pied Mynas seem to be oblivious of the maddening honking and the myna calls during sunset.

wildlife · birds

A feeding station adjacent to the street at Nauroji Nagar filled with a huge flock of Rock Pigeons feeding on grains. The pigeons are caught in flight in slow motion.

wildlife · birds

A man is seen pouring water for the birds at a feeding station littered in feeds. Is it a good thing to buy food for feral pigeons? A huge flock of Rock Pigeon or Common Pigeon (Columba livia) is filmed in slow motion in flight.

birds · wildlife

Large Green or Brown-headed Barbet feasts on ripe Gular figs filmed in Delhi. Look at how the bird pecks at the fruit to split it. Its fascinating how the bird also picks from the many ripe fruits and drops some of it.

wildlife · birds

Perfect bird camouflage at work! This Hariyal or Yellow-footed Green Pigeon (Treron phoenicoptera) is left with no choice but the green, latex filled Gular figs, so it chucks them in disgust.

birds · wildlife

Just how tolerant have these urban birds become in cities like Delhi. The calls of birds in unison with the honking and moving of traffic in a nearby street.

forest · birds

A flock of angry looking Jungle Babblers (Turdoides striata) allopreening and ruffling their feathers on a Callistemon branch. The bolder ones are seen nest to a swimming pool taking a bath in the excess water spilling from the pool.

birds · wildlife

The common raptor or bird of prey of urban India is the Pariah Kit and while it is a bird of prey and can thus hunt, it has been reduced to scavenging in rubbish dumps and picking up scraps and morsels of food left behind by humans, for the…

birds · wildlife

Look down the open gape of a birdie! his Common Myna has encountered another problem along with the immense heat in Delhi park. Notice the bird's tongue stuck to the tup of the beak and the beak a big gaping mess.

birds · wildlife

Here are some of the common birds in urban and human habitats. Grey Hornbill or Ocyceros birostris, Great Egret or Ardea alba and Pariah Kite or Milvus migrans.

wildlife · birds

The life of birds near a street in South Delhi. The Yellow-footed Green Pigeon and Common House Crow are commonly seen on almost every tree.

wildlife · birds

A brightly coloured Rufous Tree Pie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) is filmed sitting on an acacia branch in Delhi. The bird is seen pecking at a smaller twig which is broken in the middle.

flowers · wildlife

Purple Sunbirds can't get enough of nectar from Hamelia patens flowers in any season. They seem to be hovering around every Firebush plant with flowers like this male in non-breeding plumage and the female as well.

birds · forest

A couple of Jungle Babblers (Turdoides striata) are seen sneaking into our pool at Wilderness Orchard in Delhi. The two are seen fluttering wings and having a dip in the cold water.

wildlife · birds

Camouflaged in the mud, this titar family is enjoying it's time in the mud at the wildfilmsindia preserve in Delhi...

birds · wildlife

A Jungle Babbler sits like a king while its partner preens its feathers. The partner goes in for thorough preening in the back and neck of the other one. No mock fights, no calls, just two of them away from everyone.