wildlife

wildlife · birds

A small flock of Yellow-footed Green Pigeon (Treron phoenicoptera) is caught on film on a Persian Lilac Tree. The birds are seen preening while sunbathing.

birds · hills

A couple of Slaty-headed Parakeets (Psittacula himalayana) are filmed on a coniferous Cedrus deodara Himalayan Cedar tree in Uttarakhand. A silhouette of the bird trying to eat fresh cedar cone nuts straight from the tree.

wildlife · birds

We are all familiar with the National Bird of India but how many of us are aware of what the female of this bird looks like? A peahen (Pavo cristatus) is filmed at our Wilderness Orchard in New Delhi in winter.

birds · wildlife

This is one of the most common birds in India and found in the urban areas and open forests in similar numbers.

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 South Delhi.

wildlife · birds

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

birds · hills

In the backdrop of low bird calls, a Himalayan or Darjeeling Pied Woodpecker or Dendrocopos himalayensis is seen pecking on the dry wood of a barren tree in the cold winter in Uttarakhand.

birds · highway

A White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) seems intrigued by the traffic below it while sitting on a bench of a Purple Lilac tree.

birds · wildlife

A compilation of common birds filmed at our Wilderness Orchard during the winter. These birds have been filmed in their natural habitat doing their daily survival activity of feeding and foraging.

lake · wildlife

A Little Cormorant with shiny plumage gives its feathers a sunbath among tall reeds and water at Haiderpur Wetland in Uttar Pradesh.

highway · wildlife

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

birds · lake

A hungry Pond Heron looks rather deceptively like a Bittern (Botaurinae), two Damselflies in love and one of them didn't survive the quick reflex of the bird. The Bittern's beak reaches out for the mating insects and snaps one of them.

wildlife · birds

A tiny Common Tailorbird, Darzi chiriya or Orthotomus sutorius is filmed perfectly camouflaged among the dry leaves outside our office complex. These birds are known for the intricate nests they stitch from fresh leaves on trees.

birds · wildlife

Black and conspicuous with a forked tail, the Drongo is a bird that is common in urban areas and can be quite noisy since it mimics other birds as well.

wildlife · birds

An Indian Peacock is seen foraging among the flower beds of a park in Adchini locality in South Delhi. The colourful train feathers are on display in the sunlight as it looks for food in the grass.

birds · wildlife

A trio of Jungle Babblers or Turdoides striata are seen fighting over a slice of bread among the trash at a park. These birds are usually noisy and seen in flocks.

birds · wildlife

Bizzare enough? This Brown-headed or Large Green Barbet is seen chomping down on khatta narangi or mandarin oranges at our Wilderness Orchard in Delhi.

wildlife · birds

this ruby-eyed Eudynamous scolapacea Koel gulps down an entire narangi in a greedy fashion, and then proceeds to get more of them! We're only glad to have that much less narangi to make bitter orange marmalade with, if it's going to nice en…

wildlife · birds

Adult Koels prefer fruits over other food and this female Asian Koel sneaks into the mandarin shrub in our Wilderness Orchard, Delhi. With a lot to choose from the bird is seen relishing the fruits and tearing apart whole Mandarin oranges.

birds · wildlife

Allopreening in birds is when two individual birds preen each other and is common in Jungle Babblers. These are noisy birds found in small flocks and usually preening each other.

wildlife · birds

This is a common sight in New Delhi where hundreds of Rock Pigeons are fed at feeding stations from store bought feeds by residents.

Uttarakhand·hills · wildlife

A Streaked Laughing Thrush young one on a log. Cicadas call as we climb around Landour, en route the Chhaiyan Bamak valley of Garhwal, towards the peak of Bandarpunch or White Peak.

highway · wildlife

Pigeons have adapted quite well to busy cities even though many other species of birds have abandoned our urban areas, pushed out by human apathy.