wildlife

birds · wildlife

A Spotted Owlet sits just inside the mouth of a tree hollow, round face filling the frame, one eye drooping into a half-blink that makes it look caught mid-doze rather than mid-watch.

wildlife · birds

A Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus) is perched on a weathered wooden post beneath a clear blue Himalayan sky.

wildlife · birds

An Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans) walks through the shallow muddy edge of a waterbody in India while searching for food.

wildlife · birds

Every winter, tens of thousands of Demoiselle Cranes cross the Himalaya from their breeding grounds in Central Asia and Mongolia, dropping down into Rajasthan to escape the cold.

birds · wildlife

April in the orchard, and almost every tree is occupied. We spent two mornings filming the nesting activity here, and what struck us was how differently each species solves the same problem.

wildlife · birds

A Black Kite (Milvus migrans) is perched on a bare, gnarled tree branch against a clear blue sky. This medium-sized raptor has predominantly brown plumage and a slightly forked tail, features that help distinguish it in the field.

birds · wildlife

Paradise Flycatcher truly one of India's avian gems, see privileged view of male bird at nest Indian Paradise Flycatcher: Every Indian birder's dream sighting, with the male's long streaming tail feathers.

birds · wildlife

Red-vented Bulbul incubates eggs on its nest at the Wilderness Orchard in Delhi

wildlife · hills

Deep Himalayan forest Langur pack on a fern-festooned oak tree

birds · wildlife

An Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica) perched upright on a dry, weathered stump in a green forest.

wildlife · birds

A Rufous-necked Snowfinch (Pyrgilauda ruficollis) moving quickly across a high-altitude meadow above the tree line. Its sandy plumage and rusty neck patch blend with dry grass, lichen-covered rocks, and small purple flowers.

wildlife · hills

A snow leopard resting on a rocky slope in Ladakh, blending closely with the surrounding grey-brown scree, boulders, and dry vegetation.

wildlife · forest

Monsoon sighting at the Wilderness Orchard in Delhi: Mongoose family eats a 6 foot long Dhaman Rat Snake in Delhi In the quiet shade of the forest, a Dhaman snake — one of India’s largest and fastest non-venomous snakes — glides gracefully…

wildlife · birds

A Rufous Sibia (Heterophasia capistrata) hops through bare branches in the Himalayan foothills, picking at small wild fruits.

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

A large congregation of migratory Demoiselle cranes (Anthropoides virgo), locally known as Kurja, gathers at the Pakshi Chugga Ghar in Khichan village, Rajasthan.

wildlife · farmland

Rat snake (Ptyas korros) crawls across an abandoned wooden bench on the floor of a wild orchard. The slender snake has smooth scales with an olive-brown to greyish-green body and a lighter underside.

Uttarakhand·highway · hills

A section of the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway runs through the forested Shivalik hills under an overcast sky. The smooth multi-lane roadway has fresh white lane markings and black-and-white concrete safety barriers along both sides.

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

Demoiselle cranes (Anthropoides virgo) gathers along the sandy edge of a water body at Khichan in Rajasthan, India.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

Jabbarkhet Botanical Arboretum in the rain, with mist drifting through tall conifers and raindrops covering flowers and leaves.

birds · hills

A White-collared Blackbird and a Himalayan Woodpecker (Dendrocopos himalayensis) foraging on the forest floor in Uttarakhand. The White-collared Blackbird moves through grass and fallen leaves before pausing on a moss-covered stump.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

High in the forests of Uttarakhand, on the trail to Madhyamaheshwar Temple, an old oak tree becomes a home for a troop of langurs. Its branches are thick with moss and lichen, and new green leaves are just breaking through.

wildlife · birds

A large flock of migratory Demoiselle cranes (Anthropoides virgo) gathers along the edge of Khichan Desert Lake in Rajasthan, India. The cranes stand, wade and forage around the shallow water and sandy shoreline.

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

A flock of migratory Demoiselle cranes (Anthropoides virgo), locally known as Kurja, flies across the clear sky over Khichan in Rajasthan, India. The cranes are seen soaring together in a large flying formation above the rural landscape.