wildlife

birds · hills

If you have spent time around hill stations and the lower hills, you would have heard the plaintive repetitive 'piao piao' calles of the cute Mewli of the Hill Barbet of the Himalaya.

birds · wildlife

With its ruby red eye and purple tinges in its grey plumage, this Ashy Drongo looks rather regal! Ashy Drongo sits around satisfied after eating an insect, with purple tinges in its grey plumage Sitting at the very top of a tree, this Ashy…

birds · flowers

The closest equivalent we have to a Hummingbird here in India! The Purple Sunbird is capable of rapid wing beats to sustain flight in pause mode, in the same place much like a helicopter, to suck at flower nectar.

birds · wildlife

Ashy Drongo looks around its area to spot any flying insects it can grab for its next meal. With its ruby red eye and purple tinges in its grey plumage, this Ashy Drongo looks rather regal! Ashy Drongo sits around satisfied after eating an…

wildlife · birds

Living primarily around well vegetated water bodies, the Common Moorhen is also known as Swamp Chicken or Waterhen. The Common Moorhen is an aquatic bird and spends most of its time on the water and the ground.

birds · hills

What a lovely challenging yet cheery call this Laughing Thrush has, as it sits on a branch and establishes its territory, while taking preening breaks in between calling out! With a tone of familiarity, we have nick-named this common and fr…

birds · hills

If you have ever seen this cute little deep turquoise bird, than it can only be the Verditer that you have beholden and been privileged to see! The most beautiful trilling caller in the Himalaya, surely, the Verditer Flycatcher warbles its…

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

A melodious singer, the Rufous or Black-capped Sibia is a bird often seen in the Landour area of Mussoorie.

birds · hills

If you have ever seen this cute little deep turquoise bird, than it can only be the Verditer that you have beholden and been privileged to see! The most beautiful trilling caller in the Himalaya, surely, the Verditer Flycatcher warbles its…

birds · wildlife

Did you know that Drongo birds provide cover and protection to smaller and milder birds that breed near its own nesting tree? The Grey Drongo is found in the middle and lower hills of the Himalaya.

hills · wildlife

A Himalayan Tree Pie sits on our old Cypress tree and preens its feathers. Having bathed in our little stream, this Himalayan Tree Pie dries off and preens on a twig nearby.

wildlife · birds

Many songs have been dedicated to the melodious call of the Koel in India. This bird of the Cuckoo family is a brood parasite and lays its eggs in the nests of other birds.

birds · wildlife

The Striated Laughing Thrush is a shy fruit-eating thrush with lovely brown plumage and white stripes. It likes to remain concealed in shrubbery and is ever watchful of its surroundings.

hills · wildlife

The Oriental Turtle Dove of Rufous Turtle Dove is a fairly common bird in the Himalayan regions of India and one can even hear the familiar call of the birds often enough.

birds · hills

What a lovely challenging yet cheery call this Laughing Thrush has, as it sits on a branch and establishes its territory, while taking preening breaks in between calling out! With a tone of familiarity, we have nick-named this common and fr…

forest · hills

What a wonderfully wild sounding Himalayan forest cacophony, as a Dark Grey Bushchat sits on a Berberis aristate stem, while White-crested Laughing Thrushes fill our wildfilmsindia Himalayan forests with gurgling calls.

wildlife · birds

Fast expanding cities and human habitations have pushed many-a-species to the the brink of extinction.

wildlife · birds

A Hariyal or Yellow-footed Green Pigeon sits on the branch of a Peepul tree and enjoys the warmth of the sun on a winter day.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

What a lovely energetic sprightly bird the Plumbeous Water Redstart is, as it bobs its tail up and down, sitting by a gurgling clear mountain torrent, with brown rocks and white foamy froth from the fast flowing water...

birds · wildlife

The Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus), also known as the Orange-flanked Bush-robin, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old Worl…

birds · wildlife

Female Hornbill vs Myna : A big property dispute occurs in the avian world. Mynas wish to dispossess the Hornbills of their rightful nest hole.

Ladakh·lake · river

Great Crested Grebe swimming in Pangong Tso lake, Ladakh: High altitude water bird bobs up and down in icy waters.

forest · hills

Kalij Pheasant makes beautiful trilling - clicking sounds as it ascends tree to roost for the night, its crest or white kalgi feathers glowing at dusk and jauntily waving or moving back and forth in a sprightly fashion! The more drab brown…