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Blackbucks are often found grazing in golden grasslands across India, like this trio spotted in Madhya Pradesh's Chambal Valley.

Anurag Gupta

Realities blended when this winged visitor stopped by one of Gurgaon's busy office complexes.

Swapnil Pandey

Situated in Rajasthan’s Churu district, Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary is small, but offers promising sightings. The photographer spotted these Eurasian griffons in the sanctuary.

Riddhi Mukherjee

Beauty is in the details, as this close-up image of a dragonfly reveals. The insect's large, compound eyes allow it to see in all directions, except right behind.

Gourab Chatterjee

Flamingoes flock to various parts of India, like the Sewri mudflats in Mumbai, each year, and can be spotted between December and March.

Vivek Vegda

Peacocks spread out their elegant tail feathers during mating rituals to appeal to females. This one was spotted at Maharashtra's Karnala bird sanctuary.

Sheetal Vibhuti

Uttarakhand's Rajaji National Park is an 820-sq-km reserve home to panthers, colourful birds like the great pied hornbill, and elephants like this lone ranger making his way through the forest roads on a winter evening.

Aneesh Sankarankutty

The Sundarbans, spread across India and Bangladesh, are home to various wildlife species. Get majestic sightings of the tiger, Gangetic dolphins, tiny olive ridley turtles and saltwater crocodiles like this one.

Sagnik Ghosh

Like the black-and-white giant pandas, red pandas can also be found high altitude forests where they use their bushy tails as wraparound blankets. This furball was pictured in West Bengal's Singalila National Park.

Sourav Mondal

Sarus cranes are the tallest flying birds in the world, growing up to a height of almost 6 feet. These beautiful creatures can be seen in various parts of India, including Rajasthan's Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary where this photo was taken.

Dhruv Narayan

Like the black-and-white giant pandas, red pandas can also be found high altitude forests where they use their bushy tails as wraparound blankets. This furball was pictured in West Bengal's Singalila National Park.

Sourav Mondal

Leopards are amongst India's most elusive predators and can be spotted in parts of Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Karnataka, like this resident of the Bandipur National Park.

Denis Koshy

Realities blended when this winged visitor stopped by one of Gurgaon's busy office complexes.

Swapnil Pandey

Blackbucks are often found grazing in golden grasslands across India, like this trio spotted in Madhya Pradesh's Chambal Valley.

Anurag Gupta

Every winter, India welcomes thousands of migratory birds from across the world including this little Siberian Stonechat photographed in Bakhali, West Bengal.

Priyam Chattopadhyay

India's forests and cities are home to some fascinating spiders, like this two-striped jumper that was spotted just outside Chennai.

Nisha David

Birds are some of the most graceful creatures of the animal kingdom. Case in point, this pair of egrets, photographed at the coastal village of Dharasana in Gujarat.

Pratik Patel

Indian grey hornbills, endemic to the country, are one of nine species of hornbills found in India. They can be spotted in parts of Uttarakhand and West Bengal, like this beauty spotted on the outskirts of the Mahananda wildlife Sanctuary, Darjeeling.

Titan Das

The Sundarbans, spread across India and Bangladesh, are home to various wildlife species. Get majestic sightings of the tiger, Gangetic dolphins, tiny olive ridley turtles and saltwater crocodiles like this one.

Sagnik Ghosh

The Chambal river, which flows through central India, provides shelter to various species wildlife such as these painted storks.

Anurag Gupta

Bandipur National Park in Karnataka, which is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, is home not only to big cats like the tiger and leopard, but also the sambar, langur, and sloth bear.

Bharani Raghav

Geese gently glide along a lake at the Bannerghatta National Park in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

Kanchan Dixit

These blackbucks, generally well-camouflaged in the grasslands, were spotted in the vicinity of Uttar Pradesh's Dadri wetlands.

Rajeev Ranjan

Peacocks spread out their elegant tail feathers during mating rituals to appeal to females. This one was spotted at Maharashtra's Karnala bird sanctuary.

Sheetal Vibhuti

Situated in Rajasthan’s Churu district, Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary is small, but offers promising sightings. The photographer spotted these Eurasian griffons in the sanctuary.

Riddhi Mukherjee

Safaris in Uttarakhand's Jim Corbett National Park affords majestic sightings, such as this big cat in the national park's Dhikala zone.

Anshuman Kumar

Sultanpur National Park near the town of Farrukhnagar, 58km/1hr40min from Delhi, is home to birds like this tiny prinia.

Anurag Gupta

Uttarakhand's Rajaji National Park is an 820-sq-km reserve home to panthers, colourful birds like the great pied hornbill, and elephants like this lone ranger making his way through the forest roads on a winter evening.

Aneesh Sankarankutty

Amboli in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra is a treasure trove of wildlife. Spot frogs and snakes like this bamboo pit viper on nature trails through the area.

Sai Abhishek

While this desert fox was spotted in Bikaner, the small animal is often found across arid parts of Rajasthan.

Anil Arora

Flamingoes flock to various parts of India, like the Sewri mudflats in Mumbai, each year, and can be spotted between December and March.

Vivek Vegda

It's important to notice the little things, like this red dragonfly sunning itself on an a morning in October at Kasarsai in Pune.

Anupam Dhote

In the Dhikala grasslands of Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand, everything looks serene, royal and mystical.

Rahul V Matmari

Gujarat's Indroda Nature Park has a fascinating dinosaur and fossil section, but is also home to striking peacocks.

Yash Darji

Keoladeo National Park in Bharatpur, Rajasthan attracts many birders, especially during the winter when the migratory birds fly in. The photographer spotted this darter on a visit to the national park.

Shaw Retam Kumar

Even in crowded cities, there is potential for a wildlife sighting. The photographer spotted this tiny kingfisher one morning at Lokhandwala Lake in Mumbai.

Shashank Birla

On nature trails through forests, keep an eye out for jewel-hued bugs. The photographer spotted this lychee shield bug in a field near the city of Nellore in Andhra Pradesh.

Sai Prasanth TR

Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan attracts most visitors with its tigers, but the park is also home to other wildlife such peacocks, nilgai, and deer.

Prashant Choudhary

The Malabar gliding frog is commonly spotted in the Western Ghats, especially in the monsoon. This photograph was taken in Amboli, Maharashtra earlier this year.

Yallappagouda Patil

Rajasthan's Keoladeo National Park is best known as a birding site, especially in the winter months when the migratory birds stop by. But the park's forests are also home to terrestrial animals such as deer.

Swapan Banik

The ruddy shelback, also known as the Brahminy duck, migrates to the Indian subcontinent in the winter months. This one was spotted at the Gajoldoba wetlands in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal.

Bideep Roy

You don't have to visit a national park to have incredible wildlife sightings. This scarlet-backed flowerpecker was spotted in Guwahati, Assam.

Sutirtha Lahiri

On a walk through the forest in Udawatta Kele Sanctuary in Kandy, Sri Lanka, keep an eye out for lizards like this Asian water monitor.

Saam Batmanghelidj

Beauty is in the details, as this close-up image of a dragonfly reveals. The insect's large, compound eyes allow it to see in all directions, except right behind.

Gourab Chatterjee

The Western Ghats in India is a huge biodiversity hotspot. Spot creatures like this common green forest lizard on treks through the jungle.

Srithar Thirumalai

Birds like this black-headed ibis soar overhead at the Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary in Mandya, Karnataka.

Nikhil H C

While Maharashtra's Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve is better known for its tiger sightings, leopards lurk in the area as well.

Vikram Kulkarni

Wildlife is all around us—in our backyards, for instance. This garden lizard was spotted in Chennai.

Syed Yaseen

A young cub at Maharashtra's Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve gives into a big yawn.

Bhavik Thaker

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