Bird watching places of Garhwal region in Uttarakhand Himalayas
Image by: Kate Jhilmil was declared a Conservation Reserve in 2005 upon on order from Dr. Abdul kalam, then the President of India, thanks to a creative new law allowing the preservation of smaller wild areas. As a birdwatching hot spot, jhilmil is pure serendipity. The site holds many birding treasures, particularly for the patient …
Located just southeast of the city of Dehradun, Lachhiwala is good for a morning visit. This Forest Department maintains a picnic spot is located along the banks of the Song River and the road itself passes through some good primary Sal (Shorea robusta) forest. The so-called forest-edge vegetation itself is excellent for birding. To get …
The Maldevta area is more hilly and rocky. The slopes have lower montane forest. The upper reaches of the Song river and its tributaries rush through here. To get to Maldevta, one has to turn left at the junction at the end of Raipur Road. The road is initially straight and bordered by riverine scrub …
The eastern part of the Doon is intriguing, and full of birding rewards. This is where the valley narrows down and the dense Sal forests of the Shivalik Hills meet the mixed forest of the lower Himalayas. The land here slopes gently down towards the Ganga as the river flows out of the mountainous gorges, …
In Garhwal, it is known as Deodar or Dev-daru. That is, the Tree-of-the-Gods, known to botanists as Cedrus deodara or the Himalayan Cedar. And indeed, if one visits the beautiful evergreen forest at Deolsari, one can see why. Vast, tall and stately stands of virgin old-growth deodar cloak the hillside, making for an unforgettable scene. …
Anyone looking north from Mussoorie or Dhanaulti will be gazing across the Aglar Valley. From the valley floor rises the Nag Tibba range, beyond which stand the snow peaks of the mighty Great Himalayan Range. The wide valley of the Aglar is drained by the namesake river, a westward-flowing tributary of the Yamuna, into which …
Bird watching in Govind Pashu Vihar The Govind Pashu Vihar National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is a mid-to high-altitude Himalayan region in the Garhwal Himalayas, covering an area of 958 sq. km. The Har-ki-dun trek to the base of the Jaundhar glacier is one of the most spectacular treks at this altitude in the Western …
Khirsu is a quiet and nature rich hill station in Pauri Garhwal district, 17 km from Pauri. Khirsu is surrounded by broad-leaved oak and rhododendron forests and deodar pines at the higher reaches. One can see spectacular snow-capped mountain peaks from Phurkunda and at other locations in Khirsu. An ideal location for those who want …
The Mussoorie hills form the northern boundary of the Dehra Dun valley and has altitude of 2300 m. The ridge superfluous runs roughly on an east to west axis and the northern side falls away into the Aglar Valley. There are a variety of habitats here from steep grassy hillsides, mixed hill forest, oak-rhododendron forest, …
