wildlife

wildlife · forest

View sambhar wallowing in wet mud, a jackal and more, in India's Rajasthan state. Apart from the tiger, the Sariska Tiger Reserve is home to a number of carnivores and herbivore.

birds · wildlife

Large Green Barbet chicks outside their nest-hole. Parent Barbet feeding a chick in the tree-trunk nest-hole. The Green Barbet or Stactolaema olivacea is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.

wildlife · birds

Red wattled Lapwing approaching its clutch of eggs... After warily circling its clutch of eggs in an exposed nest on the ground, this titeeri then settles down to incubate them! Red-wattled Lapwing or titeeri (Vanellus indicus) is a very c…

Uttarakhand·wildlife · river

Fascinating and unusual sight of a sounder of Wild Boar crossing the Ramganga river in Corbett National Park! Swimming boar! Wild Boar crossing river! Sausages on hoof...

Uttarakhand·wildlife · forest

Sambar deer at Sariska National Park and Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan, India. a pair of mud-caked Sambar cross each other in the deciduous forests of Sariska, in the Aravalli range.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

Bay-backed Shrike or Butcher bird in Corbett. Also, a flock of Common Baya Weaver Birds (Ploceus philippinus) in a chaur grassland near Dhikala in Corbett National Park, India.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

Red-vented Bulbul in Corbett Red-vented Bulbul and another unidentified species. Can anyone help identify this one? Is it a sparrow of sorts or an immature bird of some common species? Do advise! The Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) is…

wildlife · birds

Peacock in close-up! The Indian Peafowl is really a pheasant. It's just that we have got used to giving it an independent identity of its own! The Indian Peafowl or Blue Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) is a large and brightly coloured bird of the…

birds · wildlife

Red-vented Bulbul and another unidentified species. Can anyone help identify this one? Is it a sparrow of sorts or an immature bird of some common species? Do advise! The Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer) is a member of the bulbul family…

wildlife · birds

Red wattled Lapwing approaching its clutch of eggs... After warily circling its clutch of eggs in an exposed nest on the ground, this titeeri then settles down to incubate them! Red-wattled Lapwing or titeeri (Vanellus indicus) is a very c…

Madhya Pradesh·wildlife

Here is a video of a tiger which preys on a deer for dinner. Later the hunt is shared with the members of the family in Kanha National Park. Madhya Pradesh, India. A rare sight for this species with less than 1500 wild individuals!

Madhya Pradesh·birds · wildlife

Bandhavgarh - Bird's Paradise. Black Ibis on a tree-top at King's Lodge, Bandhavgarh, India.

wildlife · forest

Sambar hind quenching her thirst at Slopka waterhole in Sariska National Park and Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan, India. Behind the Sambhar deer are a pair of Rose-ringed parakeets.

Madhya Pradesh·wildlife · birds

Red junglefowl in Bandhavgarh. Junglefowl are the four living species of bird from the genus Gallus in the Gallinaceous bird order, which occur in India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia and Indonesia.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

Red Junglefowl scratching around in fallen forest leaves. Junglefowl are the four living species of bird from the genus Gallus in the Gallinaceous bird order, which occur in India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia and Indonesia.

wildlife · railway

Peacock in close-up! The Indian Peafowl is really a pheasant. It's just that we have got used to giving it an independent identity of its own! The Indian Peafowl or Blue Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) is a large and brightly coloured bird of the…

river · wildlife

White-breasted Dipper on the river Teesta. According to Wikipedia: The White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus), also known as the European Dipper or just Dipper is an aquatic passerine bird found in Europe and the Middle East.

snow · wildlife

Snow Pigeons seen in Yumthang valley of north Sikkim, beyond Lachung village and the Singba Rhododendron sanctuary! The Snow Pigeon (Columba leuconota) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.

snow · wildlife

The Snow Pigeon (Columba leuconota) is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. Snow Pigeon has a blackish head contrasting with white neck collar and white underparts shading into ashy on the abdomen.

wildlife · birds

White-breasted Dipper on the Teesta river near Thangu, north Sikkim. According to Wikipedia: The White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus), also known as the European Dipper or just Dipper is an aquatic passerine bird found in Europe and the…

wildlife

Mother elephant with babies. Elephants appoaching a beel for a drink! The baby elephants particularly enjoy drinking through their trunks, while the mother squirts wet mud on her belly, to keep cool in the summer sun and also to rid her coa…

birds · wildlife

Parakeets mating, while awkwardly perched and just about balancing on a thin twig! A pair of parakeets sit on a thin branch of a tree.

village · wildlife

Elephant-destroyed village in Assam. Destruction caused by wild elephants in Assam! Life and property are often threatened by the close proximity of human habitations to wild elephant habitat in Assam, India.