Landour

Landour, Uttarakhand·hills

A Himalayan Griffon Vulture comes soaring up the valley, riding on mountain thermals, at Landour in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·flowers

This exquisite miniature Rose flowering shrub goes into summer floral profusion mode at our country garden in Landour, Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand·monsoon · forest

We start with a stunning Glassy Tiger, (Tirumala limniace exoticus) followed by a common punch (Dodona durga) 3 other unidentified butterflies in Ladour.

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.…

Uttarakhand·monsoon · hills

Himalayan ferns in the monsoon season in Landour, Uttarakhand. In the monsoon season in Landour, ferns are a very common sight and they can be seen growing on almost every tree, rock-face and hillside.

Uttarakhand·birds

The Scaly-bellied Woodpecker (Picus squamatus) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent and adjoining regions, ranging across Afghanistan, Iran, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Turkmenistan.

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

Collared Pygmy Owlet on an Quercus oak tree in Landour, Uttarakhand. 6th February, 2014. Glaucidium brodiei resides across the Himalaya and north-east India. it is really tiny and barred heavily.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · forest

A Kokla hariyal or Green Pigeon incubates its clutch of eggs in a Berberis aristata shrub, Landour May 1998. Uttarakhand, India.

Landour, Uttarakhand·birds · hills

A Chestnut - bellied Rock Thrush male in Landour, Mussoorie The Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush (Monticola rufiventris) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.

Uttarakhand·forest

An oak tree with large acorns on it, at Jabarkhet, in Landour, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand in India.

Uttarakhand·hills · wildlife

Doma's Inn is a one of its kind guest house on top of Mullingar Hill in Landour, Mussoorie (north India), known for its famous interior and food.

Uttarakhand·bazaar

Prakash's shop is Sisters' Bazaar and Sisters' Bazaar is Prakash's shop! Sisters' Bazaar is named after the Nuns who served as nurses in the British dormitory present in this area.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Male Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker at its nest-hole, feeding a chick! Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker nesting in Landour, Mussoorie, India. This is a resident in the foothills and lower/middle hills of Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·hills · festival

Display of home decor like a photo frame hand made thread art paintings, key chains and rings, and many more decorative items.

Uttarakhand

Kaithal or Wild Pear blossoms carpet the slopes of the Wilderness Orchard and Botanical Gardens in Landour, Uttarakhand, as seen on 26th March 2017.

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand·hills

Despite all the rumours (and the deceptive sign-board!), Dahlia Bank or Halcyon Manor is not the home of Sachin Tendulkar but that of Mumbai hotelier Sanjay Narang in Landour, Mussoorie.

Uttarakhand

Erigeron bellidioides - a wild daisy in Landour Daisy Fleabane are carpeting plants which spontaneously bloom in hill-stations, on the ground with wild grass, peering from wall cervices, and almost any place available.

Uttarakhand·hills

Common Gull butterflies mud puddling in Landour Do write in if you agree! Are they Common Gull butterflies? This butterfly is common in India (including the Andaman and Nicobar islands), Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and My…

Uttarakhand·monsoon · flowers

After the monsoon rains have hit the hills, what were once bare tree trunks just a few weeks before are now festooned with a profusion of fern species. This is a particularly productive Toon tree in Landour, Mussoorie.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

A Verditer Flycatcher on an Oak tree in Landour. Two Saint Bernard dogs (a puppy and a full grown dog) being walked in Landour, Uttarakhand, along with a Himalayan sheep dog - a Tibetan Mastiff.

Uttarakhand·hills · school

Landour, a small cantonment town contiguous with Mussoorie, is about 35 km (22 mi) from the city of Dehradun in the northern state of Uttarakhand in India.

Uttarakhand·hills

Dawn breaks over Landour - a Himalayan sunrise