wildlife

wildlife · birds

This Waterhen tends to her eggs in isolation within a shrub next to our Delhi wetlands. See the little fur-ball chick among its egg peers, as it was the first to hatch.

flowers · birds

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.

wildlife · birds

A large flock of feral pigeons in hundreds are seen at a feeding station near Kalkaji Mandir in Delhi. The man with the scooter seems to be interested in the birds feeding as he drops by for a glimpse of the birds before riding off.

birds · highway

A Brown-headed Barbet or Green Barbet sits atop a small tree near a road in South Delhi. Calm and scouting while making calls. You will spot them in tall trees in public parks and sidewalks. They are a very common species in urban areas.

birds · wildlife

Red-vented Bulbuls are one of the most populous and common birds in urban areas and raound human habitats. This couple is spotted on top of a tree on a small twig fleeting from one twig to the other.

wildlife · birds

A Yellow-footed Green Pigeon is perched on the upper branches of a tree while surveying the surrounding landscape. The bird displays its characteristic olive-green plumage, pale grey head, and distinctive bright yellow legs.

birds · hills

Birds of Middle Hills in autumn: Minivet, Common or Mountain Hawk Cuckoo or Kaphal Pako bird hiding secretively in an Oak tree, Jay, Black-capped or Rufous Sibia, Black-crowned Jay, Streaked Laughing Thrush, Grey Tit, White-eye, Bulbul, Fly…

birds · highway

A lone Bulbul sits on a small twig at a noisy intersection and unfazed by the loud traffic noises. The species of bird thrives in the urban areas and are seen almost on every tree.

birds · flowers

Tota as it is locally called is a common species of bird here in Delhi. A female Rose-ringed Parakeet is seen camouflaged with the green leaves and fruit of a tree in our office complex, pecking at Pilkhan Ficus virens fruit.

wildlife · birds

Take a look at the survival regime of a Grey Hornbill in Delhi autumn. Perched on a small branch of a Persian Lilac or bakain tree the bird picks a leaflet and gulps it down in one go.

wildlife · birds

A Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) is observed foraging across dry, grassy ground while searching for food.

birds · wildlife

Tota as it is locally called is a common species of bird here in Delhi. A female Rose-ringed Parakeet is seen camouflaged with the green leaves and fruit of a tree in our office complex, pecking at Pilkhan Ficus virens fruit.

wildlife · birds

A male Oriental Magpie Robin is seen scouting the walls and trees at our office complex. These birds are common in open forests and urban areas and are known for their 'singing'.

birds · wildlife

A huge flock of Common Mynas is roosting at a telecom tower and occupying the cable wires and the metal poles. Chirping noisily under the overcast Delhi sky, these birds have made this structure their watchtower.

birds · wildlife

This is the avian equivalent of a heavenly massage, surely! Look at these two at our office complex having the time of their lives underneath the leaf foliage. The birds are seen on a branch preening each other's feathers and their own.

birds · wildlife

Showing off its tall crest and the red patch near its ear while singing on top of a fruit tree. The species of bird is common in gardens, parks and open forests.

birds · wildlife

A Flameback woodpecker is seen in slow motion in front of a tree hollow digging into the wood with its beak. Watch the colourful bird rocking its flaming head back and forth working its way into the wood for more insect larvae.

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 at Bhikaji Cama Place.

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

A large flock of one of the world's smallest cranes, Anthropoides virgo or Demoiselle cranes are filmed at a waterhole in Khichan Village, Rajasthan.

Khichan, Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

A Lesser cormorant (Microcarbo niger) basks in sunlight near the waterhole along with thousands of migratory Demoiselle Cranes (Anthropoides virgo) that are foraging nearby.

wildlife · birds

A Black-headed Jay (Garrulus lanceolatus) calls in solidarity from a conifer twig in Uttrakhand. The bird is filmed in the golden evening light at our Wilderness forest in Jabarkhet.

birds · wildlife

Two colourful and one of the most common birds of urban Delhi are seen sharing a Peepal tree branch near our office complex. The two birds are seen basking in the winter sun while giving themselves a nice little groom.

birds · wildlife

This is the avian equivalent of a heavenly massage, surely! Look at these two at our office complex having the time of their lives underneath the leaf foliage. The birds are seen on a branch preening each other's feathers and their own.