Landour

Uttarakhand·flowers

Rhododendron arboreum Trees, Jabbarkhet Estate, near Landour, Mussoorie. Spring time in the middle Himalaya!

Uttarakhand·forest

The green-backed tit (Parus monticolus) is a species of bird in the Paridae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Burma, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan and Vietnam.

Uttarakhand·hills · birds

Himalayan Barbet or the The Great Barbet (Megalaima virens) is an Asian barbet. Barbets are a group of near passerine birds with a worldwide tropical distribution. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills.

Uttarakhand·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·wildlife · hills

Imagery in High Definition from across the Himalaya! A Himalayan Fox at a Snow Leopard kill, the Valley of Flowers, daisies in Landour, the Himalayan Barbet at its nest-hole, the White-breasted Dipper in the Teesta in Sikkim, and other imag…

Uttarakhand·architecture · temple

St. Paul's is an Anglican church in Landour, India. The church was built in 1839 and first consecrated on May 1, 1840, by Bishop Daniel Wilson of Calcutta.

Uttarakhand·hills

A view from Landour Cantonment of the hill of Pari Tibba above Oak Grove School, Jharipani, Mussoorie.

Uttarakhand·architecture

Doordarshan high powered transmitter and TV tower and the surroundings, Landour, Mussoorie. As seen through a thick veil of snow, from the terrace of Rokeby Manor.

Uttarakhand·birds · hills

Himalayan Barbet nest hole below deodar / Dev dar hotel in Landour, Mussoorie. This nest hole, above Cosy Nook, has since been taken over by the Himalayan Rock Bee. Himalayan barbet or Great Hill Barbet has a green tail and yellow beak.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

A silhouette of a cute little passerine at Landour as the sun sets. A passerine is a bird of the order Passeriformes, which includes more than half of all bird species. They are songbirds which can perch.

Uttarakhand·hills · monsoon

Sunset through the deodars! Landour or Landaur is a small cantonment town contiguous with Mussoorie and is about 35 kms from the city of Dehradun in the northern state of Uttarakhand in India.

Uttarakhand

Swargarohini or 'The ladder to heaven' as seen from Landour. The Pandavas are said to have ascended to heaven from the summit of this peak, at the end of the Mahabharata! This is one of the higher and seldom climbed peaks of Garhwal and is…

Uttarakhand·birds

Cute Hermit thrush rest on a top of tree in Landour, Uttarakand. The hermit thrush has the white-dark-white underwing pattern characteristic of Catharus thrushes. Adults are mainly brown on the upperparts, with reddish tails.

Uttarakhand·flowers

Prunus mume is an Asian tree species classified in the Armeniaca section of the genus Prunus subgenus Prunus. Its common names include Chinese plum and Japanese apricot. The flower is usually called plum blossom.

Uttarakhand

Gray langurs are the most widespread of the colobines. They range from Kashmir in north India and the Nepalese, Bhutanese, and Tibetan Himalayas, east to Bangladesh and west to Pakistan.

Uttarakhand·snow · bazaar

A doodwala (milkman) from Kolti or Kimui village, carries his 'dol' with milk in it from Sister's Bazaar in Landour towards Prospect point and Kilmarnock / Rosebank. (Prospect Lodge in the clip belongs to St.

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Uttarakhand·forest

This is how forest fires start. First of all, garbage should never be burnt! When a callous sweeper or cleaner does burn garbage, the fire spreads to the forest around, and trees catch fire and this the fire is spread...

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

Stunning shots of a flying hawk. This amazing bird of prey is waiting for the perfect time to dive and catch its prey.

Uttarakhand·forest · hills

Landour is for the most part carpeted by old-growth forests of Deodar Cedar, Himalayan Oak, Chir Pine, Blue Pine, West Himalayan Fir, Himalayan Maple, Rhododendron, Himalayan Manna Ash and other tree species.

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand·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.