Thursday, 12 May 2016
India - More Plants & Animals
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| Pine cones the size of my foot! |
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| Rhododendron. Fading blooms. |
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| Tiny pink mountain daisies! |
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| Colourful bug. Cicada? Surprised that I didn't see more beetles (not much decaying underbrush because of efforts to stop people cutting down trees. Somewhat ironically, this means fewer beetles / less biodiversity). |
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| Butterfly / Moth - two of many! |
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| And, of course, the sacred cow... |
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| …and not so sacred guard dog / stray dogs. |
Mussoorie / Landour - Landmarks
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| Dad in front of his old school (Kindergarten + Grades 5-9, I think,…Oops!). |
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| "The Quad" -- upper floor is where my Aunties lived while in boarding. |
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| Lyre Tree (Chir Pine) - School's logo inspiration. |
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| Kellogg's Church in Landour. |
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| Ellengowan (where Grandma used to live with dad/aunties for part of the year) |
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| Sister's Bazaar (named after some nuns). |
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| Lal Tibba Outlook (better views on a clear day --lots of forest fires recently). |
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| Landour Cemetery - sat and read for a bit :) |
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| Back side of the "Chukkar" - peaceful! |
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| St. Paul's Church beside Char Dukan ("four shops"). |
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| View form Mullingar Hill. |
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| One of Dad's old boarding residences. |
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| Picture Palace - now an arcade (old movie theatre). |
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| Prayer flags in Happy Valley (Tibetan part of Moussourie). |
Tuesday, 10 May 2016
India Pics - Monkeys
We saw two types of monkeys! The most common are rhesus or "bandars" (monkey in Hindi, I understand). The other ones are langurs.
From the Field Guide: Robert L. Flemming Nature Trail (2010): "Rhesus monkeys are found throughout Mussoorie. They have become so plentiful that they are often considered a menace…they move about together in groups of two or three animals but some troops are as large as thirty. Rhesus can often be aggressive…they feed on a wide range of different foods from fruit and leaves to household rubbish" (Altar 9).
"With silver coats, graceful tails and black features, Hanuman langurs are one of the most handsome primates in India. They are often considered a sacred animal, representing the popular Hindu deity, Hanuman, and his simian army…Acorns, wild fruit, fresh leaves and roots, as well as household waste form their staple diet"n (Altar 10). Generally, it seemes like they're bigger, prettier, less common and less aggressive than the other type. Leopards like to eat them too!
From the Field Guide: Robert L. Flemming Nature Trail (2010): "Rhesus monkeys are found throughout Mussoorie. They have become so plentiful that they are often considered a menace…they move about together in groups of two or three animals but some troops are as large as thirty. Rhesus can often be aggressive…they feed on a wide range of different foods from fruit and leaves to household rubbish" (Altar 9).
"With silver coats, graceful tails and black features, Hanuman langurs are one of the most handsome primates in India. They are often considered a sacred animal, representing the popular Hindu deity, Hanuman, and his simian army…Acorns, wild fruit, fresh leaves and roots, as well as household waste form their staple diet"n (Altar 10). Generally, it seemes like they're bigger, prettier, less common and less aggressive than the other type. Leopards like to eat them too!
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