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wildlife · birds

With its long tail feathers reaching out of the nest, this male Darzi chidiya settles on to a bed of cotton and fibers between two stitched together leaves, the monsoon humidity outside makes the poor Tailor Bird pant through an open beak.

wildlife · birds

The Tailor Bird completes the nest and then begins to incubate its eggs, after laying them...

birds · wildlife

Jungle Babblers preen each other cutely, pecking each other's faces, behind the ears and removing ticks, lice and other parasites.

wildlife · birds

A Ladakh grassland harbours this alpine sparrow type bird, or is it a pipit or lark species? Help us identify the same!

wildlife · forest

Hoopoe or Upupa epops: what a lovely Latin name for this familiar bird seen in wildfilmsindia forest, around the forest fire burned trunk of a lovely old deodar tree.

birds · wildlife

One bird's loss is another bird's gain! Delhi - The City of Crows: A House Crow feeds on a roadkilled Myna on the ground Jungle Crows eat bird meat as carrion in Orissa, having caught hold of a Myna

Uttar Pradesh·wildlife · birds

The Spotted Dove or Streptopelia chinensis is a cheery little quiet bird that keeps to itself and does not harm other birds - a peacenik! This is a Jungle Crow and not a House Crow, as seen in Meerut.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · forest

A Kokla hariyal or Green Pigeon incubates its clutch of eggs in a Berberis aristata shrub, Landour May 1998. Uttarakhand, India.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Thanks to Nikhil Devasar, we're now sure that this is a Common Buzzard! A Rufous Sibia or Black-capped Sibia sits on a branch nearby, as does a Himalayan Barbet.

wildlife · birds

White-eye bird at its nest at wildfilmsindia city office in South Delhi - Zesterops palpebrosa.

hills · forest

"Three Cheers" says the Rufous or Black-capped Sibia, in a cheery toned voice that carries across valleys.

birds · wildlife

Indian Roller is also known as Blue ray and can be easily identified by its striking blue colour.

West Bengal·birds · wildlife

Early morning birds in snowy wintery Landour: Black-capped Sibia and Darjeeling Pied Woodpecker Early morning birds in the Himalayan snow season

wildlife · birds

Shikra is a small raptor or bird of prey, with yellow eyes and light brown bands on its chest - Accipiter badius! The juvenile Shikra almost looks like an adult in size but it still has time to be as efficient a predator as an adult.

wildlife · birds

Perfectly camouflaged among the green leaves, this Tailor Bird starts out as a mass of jumbled cotton fiber among the leaves, but soon the form begins to come together and take shape.

wildlife · birds

Darzi Chidiya or Tailor Bird stitches together its leaf nest during summer in a Delhi garden, within the leaves of a guava or amrud tree. A female Tailor Bird brings in a sprig of grass seeds to line her nest with.

forest · hills

Have you ever seen a pigeon so green in colour? This Himalayan Kokla Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon is the real deal! A Kokla Green Pigeon couple sit in their nest.

birds · hills

The Streaked Laughing Thrush is a common hill station bird of the Himalaya, trilling away cheerily in shrubbery, even as the Black-crowned Jay (see here sitting on a Himalayan Cedar or Deodar tree) is less common and is also less often seen…

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Eurasian or Red-crowned Jay florics in winter snow, searching for food worthy tit bits, in Uttarakhand

wildlife · birds

A stunning wildlife moment featuring an Asian Koel in a lush orchard garden. The bird is captured opening its mouth and vibrating its neck while calling, producing its distinctive melodious call that echoes through the wilderness.

birds · wildlife

A peaceful morning view in the Himalayas featuring a Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) singing beautifully in its natural habitat.

birds · wildlife

This video captures an Indian pond heron (Ardeola grayii) calmly standing near a swimming pool, blending beautifully into its surroundings.

wildlife · birds

An Oriental Magpie-Robin (Copsychus saularis) female is resting, displaying her appearance and feathers.