Landour

Uttarakhand·music · hills

Dhruv Visvanath Trio (DVT) is an Alternative Rock band from Delhi, formed by Dhruv Visvanath who is a self taught guitarist, drummer, bassist, pianist and many other instruments.

Uttarakhand·birds

The Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus) is an Old World flycatcher found in the Indian subcontinent, especially in the Lower Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·temple · architecture

Just next to the little bazaar of Chaar Dukani of Landour and the Language School where foreigners learn to speak Hindi stands this church known as St. Pauls' Church.

Uttarakhand·bazaar · hills

An old shopkeeper shivers in the chilly weather of Landour while he displays vegetables in his shop at the Landour bazaar. It is a small market area in the town of Landour near Mussoorie in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·hills · birds

Steppe Eagles and Griffon Vultures in the Himalaya at Landour in Uttarakhand, at the Wilderness Orchard and botanical gardens. The steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) is a bird of prey. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae.

Uttarakhand·monsoon · forest

The area of Landour in Mussoorie receives heavy rains during the months of June through September, the monsoon months in The Himalaya. Watch heavy rain falling on the Deodar trees of Jabbarkhet and Landour.

Uttarakhand·snow

A white sheet of snow covers the roofs of all the buildings as well as the roads after heavy snowfall in Landour in winters.

Landour, Uttarakhand

Hanuman langurs live in their natural habitat in Landour, Uttarakhand, India. Gray langurs or Hanuman langurs, the most widespread langurs of South Asia, are a group of Old World monkeys constituting the entirety of the genus Semnopithecus.…

Landour, Uttarakhand·forest · hills

The European Goldfinch is not an easy sighting in India, so this March end sighting in 2013, in Landour, was a real treat. Also, see a lovely green creeper covering a khakshi tree, catching the light of the evening pre-winterline sun.

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Gray Langur searching for food from dustbin in Landour, Uttarakhand. Gray langurs or Hanuman langurs, the most widespread langurs of South Asia, are a group of Old World monkeys constituting the entirety of the genus Semnopithecus.

Uttarakhand·monsoon · hills

Wriggly mass of Himalayan monsoon centipede worms in Landour, uttarakhand Himalaya. Centipede worms move vigorously in the midst of green monsoon vegetation of Landour, Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·hills

A Himalayan Griffon Vulture or Himalayan Vulture (Gyps himalayensis) soars above the landscape of Landour. Vultures are principally scavengers and are known to even eat bones of carcasses.

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A compilation of several incredible moths you can find in Landour. With different sizes and patterns - some of them furry - moths can be tricky to identify or most people.

Uttarakhand·music · hills

Based in the mountains, Big Gig has its roots in music and represents the community that loves travel, exploration and community work in the Himalayan region.

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Green plums (soon to turn bright red or plum!) ripening on a tree in Landour, Uttarakhand. An Arecaceae tree is bearing lots plum fruit which are waiting to be ripe.

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The light and shade an a cloudy sky during monsoon in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·hills

Walking down the cemetery road in Landour, on the north face, we came across this Tree Creeper busily making its way up a cracked wall, searching for insects and grubs.

Landour, Uttarakhand·hills · birds

At the Wilderness Orchard and Botanical gardens in Landour, Mussoorie, a Himalayan Pied Woodpecker gets to work on a dead wood log of deodar wood at the Jabbarkhet Estate, and then moves to a live Oak, banj or Quercus incana tree.

Uttarakhand·monsoon

What worm species is this? What exactly is the behaviour we're seeing here? These masses of writhing worms seem to locomote collectively, during the monsoon season in the lower Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·river · wildlife

River Lapwing ( Vanellus duvaucelii) are birds from the Charadriidae family. It is a resident in the Northern-Indian Subcontinent. ID features include black crest, fae and throat, grey sides to neck, and black bill and legs.

Uttarakhand·hills · birds

Himalayan Pied Woodpecker on an oak tree, a view of Dahlia Bank from Mt. Pellier Estate, Landour. Also see a Himalayan Whistling Thrush on a roof-top in Landour, Mussoorie.

Uttarakhand·flowers

A rhododendron tree in its full glory of scarlet flowers in Landour in spring. One of the most stately and impressive species rhododendrons, Tree Rhododendron is the state tree of Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

A mother Langur caresses her baby and cleans it in Landour in Uttarakhand. The restless baby Langur does not stay still and is constantly moving around in awe of its surroundings. A Langur cleans its tail while another one eats the leaves.