wildlife

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

It's summer time in the forests of the lower Himalaya, and also breeding time for birds... The 'Three Cheers' bird is the erstwhile Black-capped Sibia now known as the Rufous Sibia, seen here in the company of a White-cheeked Bulbul, a voca…

birds · hills

Listen to this bird call and tell me you haven't heard it while walking in mountain forests or sitting in a hill station garden...!? Is that a Slaty Blue Flycatcher at the end of this video? Please help us identify and confirm the same! It…

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

What a lovely cacophony of calls - the Hill Barbet of the higher hills clashes with the Blue-throated Barbet of the doars and terai, but they actually meld together beautifully.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

On your next trip to the mountains and forests around them, listen out for this call and you can look around you and find the Red-winged Shrike Babbler, a lovely albeit shy mountain forest bird well worth looking out for! Filmed here at the…

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

You will have doubtless heard the Kulchure or Himalayan Whistling Thrush even if you have not seen it, on a visit to the mountains up north! The trilling loud whistle of the Whistling Thrush, most often heard in the monsoons, is a familiar…

birds · wildlife

This apparent garbage agglomeration is actually the nest of a beautiful bird - the Purple Sunbird of India.

hills · forest

The red face lappet and white kalgi or head-dress feathers stand out in prominence, as the male Kaleej uses all the tricks in its book to impress the female bird nearby, at our wildfilmsindia sanctuary in the Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Spring-time Himalayan birds of Mussoorie, Motidhar and Jabbarkhet, in wildfilmsindia forests and gardens: Black-crowned Jay, Cicada insect, Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker, Himalayan Barbet, Peony buds, Himalayan Tree Pie, Blue-throated Barb…

hills · forest

The red face lappet and white kalgi or head-dress feathers stand out in prominence, as the male Kaleej uses all the tricks in its book to impress the female bird nearby, at our wildfilmsindia sanctuary in the Himalaya.

wildlife · birds

This Bee-eater prefers vertical sand banks for nesting but has settled for this modest mud pile for a semi horizontal nest hole, as it gets ample insect food at our Wilderness Orchard in Delhi.

wildlife · birds

Birds take sand baths for multiple reasons. They use dust baths as a regular part of preening. It not only removes excess oil but also gets rid of lice, mites and even dead skin.

forest · birds

Extremely gregarious and social birds, Jungle Babblers (Argya striata) are always found in a small flock and thus get their name 'Seven Sisters' or even 'Saat Bhai'.

birds · wildlife

Urban spaces have a shortage of large trees, especially those than can provide appropriate nest-holes in their trunks.

lake · wildlife

This waterhen comfortably and cautiously pads on to its nest in tall water grasses, within a wetland. She incubates her clutch of pretty pinkish-white speckled eggs.

monsoon · wildlife

In the hollow created by a broken tree trunk, a pair of Magpie Robins have cleverly decided to nest.

wildlife · birds

Orthotomus sutorius or the Common Tailor Bird or Darzi chiriya uses sutures bound with cotton to weave a nest out of two leaves of a mango sapling in a pot, thus earning itself the moniker of being a 'tailor bird'.

monsoon · wildlife

The male is a dapper black and white while the female is a dignified grey and white. The two make a great caring couple of parents for their four chick brood hiding in the exposed nest hollow of a guava tree.

lake · wildlife

This Jalmurghi cautiously approaches its nest and then comes in to incubate This waterhen comfortably and cautiously pads on to its nest in tall water grasses, within a wetland.

birds · wildlife

A Grey Hornbill female is weak and thin, and struggles to release herself from nest-hole after one month of incarceration. After hours of struggle, she gives up to catch her breath and rest, and withdraws back into the nest hole.

wildlife · crafts

Baya or Common Weaver Birds feed on grass seeds on the ground, in the company of Common House Sparrows which are common no more in most parts of India, having been reduced in numbers due to radiation from mobile / cellphone towers, a lack o…

monsoon · wildlife

The cricket is even squirming in her beak. Talk of zero food miles! And talk of fresh produce for the mother's babies... In the hollow created by a broken tree trunk, a pair of Magpie Robins have cleverly decided to nest.

wildlife · birds

Akin to a Tailor Bird's leaf nest, this Ashy Wren Warbler also stitches together leaves - in this case two sunflower leaves - to make its leaf nest, and then line it with soft cottony materials in order to lay its eggs.

birds · hills

The brilliant blue plumage shines in the summer sunshine of the Himalaya, offset by the green forest hues behind. A prettier bird one cannot possibly behold than the Verditer Flycatcher!