wildlife

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

Thousands of Demoiselle cranes, locally known as Kurja or Koonj, gather near a water body in Khichan, Rajasthan. The migratory birds are seen standing in large groups along the sandy banks.

wildlife · birds

Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis) perched on a broken branch stump in warm sunlight before moving to the ground to forage among moss, plants, and stones.

birds · wildlife

Coppersmith Barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus) arriving at a tree trunk with food for a chick inside a nest cavity.

wildlife · birds

Shikra (Accipiter badius) standing on the ground among dry leaves and moss. The small hawk remains mostly still, occasionally turning its head as it scans the surrounding area.

wildlife · birds

Two Black-necked Cranes (Grus nigricollis) feed across an open alpine grassland in the Changthang region of eastern Ladakh. One crane stands upright and alert while the other bends down to feed from the ground.

wildlife · birds

A Black Kite (Milvus migrans) perched on a bare branch against a clear blue sky, with green seed pods hanging nearby. The raptor looks across the surrounding area before settling into a period of feather preening and maintenance.

wildlife · birds

Pied Hornbill mysteriously appears in New Delhi city, adopts Grey Hornbill nest, feeds eggs to their chicks.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · hills

Camera-trap footage shows an Indian Muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak), also known as a barking deer or southern red muntjac, at WildFilmsIndia's botanical arboretum in Jabbarkhet, in the Himalaya.

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

Thousands of Demoiselle cranes, locally known as Kurja or Koonj, gather near a water body in Khichan, Rajasthan. The migratory birds are seen standing in large groups along the sandy banks.

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

Thousands of Demoiselle cranes (Anthropoides virgo), locally known as Kurja, gather at the Pakshi Chugga Ghar in Khichan, Rajasthan.

wildlife · birds

A cormorant stands in shallow water with its wings spread wide along a rocky riverbank. Nearby, a small shorebird, resembling a sandpiper or stint, forages along the water's edge among the rounded river stones.

hills · wildlife

A small herd of kiang, also known as Tibetan wild asses, moves across the rugged mountain slopes of Ladakh, India. The animals are seen along a steep, rocky hillside surrounded by the region's high-altitude cold desert terrain.

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

Thousands of Demoiselle cranes, locally known as Kurja or Koonj, gather near a water body in Khichan, Rajasthan. The migratory birds are seen standing in large groups along the sandy banks.

wildlife · birds

A walk through the Himalayan forest brings three colourful birds. A Greater yellownape clings to a mossy tree trunk beside its hollow, with its yellow nape showing, and goes inside to eat an insect.

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An Oriental Scarlet Skimmer (Crocothemis servilia) resting on a blade of grass against a green background. Its golden-orange body, large eyes, finely veined wings, and slender abdomen are visible in close-up.

wildlife · birds

Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) moving through green grass and probing the ground with its long, slender bill. Its cinnamon-pink body, black-and-white striped wings and fan-shaped crest with black tips are clearly visible.

birds · wildlife

Indian Paradise Flycatcher male is a brilliant white with streaming tail feathers, sits on eggs at nest.

wildlife · birds

A Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) walking across the ground in an orchard, searching for food among dry grass, leaf litter and small green plants.

wildlife · birds

Chicks beg for food from their parents, orange gapes open and quivering, even as one chick fledges and drops from the nest...

birds · wildlife

A Streaked Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron lineatum) perched on a bare branch among green foliage and small orange flowers in warm evening light.

wildlife · birds

Black Kite (Milvus migrans) perched on top of a metal pole against a pale, hazy sky. The raptor has brown, scaly plumage, a dark eye mask, a yellow cere, and a hooked bill.

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A Coromandel Marsh Dart (Ceriagrion coromandelianum), also known as the Yellow Waxtail, resting on a leaf. The close-up reveals its citron-yellow abdomen, greenish-yellow thorax, prominent compound eyes, and slender body.

wildlife · birds

A female Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) perched on a bare branch against a soft blue sky. Her brown plumage is densely marked with cream and white spots and bars, with a long barred tail and a pale, slightly curved bill.