Landour

Uttarakhand·birds · wildlife

Ashy Drongo in Landour - spring 2013. The Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) is a species of bird in the drongo family Dicruridae.

Landour, Uttarakhand·hills

A collection of Himalayan sunrises as seen from Landour. From soft first light to brilliant golden skies, each sunrise here is different.

Uttarakhand·snow · school

Snow-fall from Rokeby Manor's terrace, looking out onto the oaks and deodars below! Next, see the Sister's Bazaar tri-junction covered in snow, with the palm tree near Anil Prakash's house having turned totally white...

Uttarakhand·hills · forest

A hike within an amazing forest at Landour's hill. 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·birds · wildlife

An eagle is seen ripping the skies after some disagreement with other individual. Eagles are known birds of prey.

Landour, Uttarakhand·hills

A Himalayan glow-worm as seen in Landour, Uttarakhand, in May 2014. The Common glow-worm can be found in a number of locations including: Asia, China, Europe, Indian subcontinent, Russia, United Kingdom, Wales.

Uttarakhand·flowers · hills

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·forest · 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 Oak tree in Landour, Mussoorie.

Uttarakhand·school · hills

Famed for its food - Char Dukani in Landour, Mussoorie. This is a small cluster of three shops/outdoor dhaba restaurants and a post office, and these turn out the best waffles, crepes and pancakes in the hills, with authentic maple syrup br…

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Uttarakhand·wildlife

A family of Langurs enjoying life while hanging on a tree. A snack is always welcome! Pesky rhesus macaques and Hanuman langurs are as present in Landour as anywhere.

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With a Shrike-Babbler calling in the backdrop, a plum tree displays its mid-way wares - greenish-pink plums that are still a few weeks away from ripening fully! Seen on a tree at the Wilderness Orchard in Landour, Uttarakhand.

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Uttarakhand·desert

Scorpions are predatory arthropod animals of the order Scorpiones within the class Arachnida.

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One man's trash is another's treasure. Yellow-throated Martens hunting for food in a trash area in Landour. Better known as tutrali in Garhwali.

Landour, Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

Like the front of its face has been dipped in a pot of red, this is a plain looking bird until you see its smaller coloured assets! The European Goldfinch is not an easy sighting in India, so this March end sighting in 2013, in Landour, was…

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

A Verditer Flycatcher approaches its nest with food in its beak, for his chicks. Verditer Flycatcher in Landour, as seen from our dining room window! This Verditer Flycatcher, most commonly seen in the middle Himalaya, was spotted in Landou…

Uttarakhand·birds · forest

Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker nesting in Landour, Mussoorie, India. After having foraged for larvae and other grubs from tree bark, the Woodpecker male (the father has a red crest) comes back and regurgitates it at the opening of the nest-…

Uttarakhand·forest

Best of Langurs jumping - slow motion footage! We filmed this otherwise ordinary subject at 400 frames per second - see them in action around Landour, Mussoorie.

Uttarakhand

The collared owlet species (Glaucidium brodiei) can be seen in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, southeast Asia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Taiwan and China. These owlet species are the smallest owls in Asia.

Uttarakhand·hills

Doma's Inn is a one of its kind guest house in Landour, known for its famous interior and food.

Uttarakhand·hills · school

Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is a widespread winter visitor but is also a resident in the mountains of pakistan, Himalayas and Western Ghats and Srilanka. Long, rather broad tail; wing-tips more rounded than on most falcons.

Uttarakhand·hills · school

The middle altitude residing White-tailed Nuthatch is more commonly seen around Landour. Chestnut-bellied Nuthatches have a fully cream or dark chestnut belly depending on gender.