Discovered yesterday. The first nest of the year.

This is a Barn Swallow nest - made by joining mud pellets lined with leaves and grass.

Incredible construction

This one has 3-4 babies but have not got a proper look inside yet.

#mashobra #birds #BirdsOfX #HimachalPradesh

Fire Breaks Out At Dingu Forest Of Himachal's Bilaspur in the early hours of Saturday, officials said.

The exact reason for the fire could not be ascertained yet. Further information is awaited

#bilaspur #himachalpradesh #forestfire

Can't even tell the clouds and smoke apart today. Barely visible horizon and landscape.

Strong smell in the air too for the first time hinting at the fire somewhere below.

Rain is the only solution.

#HimachalPradesh #forestfire

Kullu cops away on poll duty, commuters face traffic chaos

Roads leading to Manali, Jibhi choked | Tourists stuck for hours

A total of 628 police personnel are present and 350 additional sought during tourism season - this time not available.

#kullu #HimachalPradesh #tourism

Ye lo - this is the money and the people that we bend over backwards for in Himachal and UK.

Give 2 hoots about us or our culture.

#himachalpradesh #uttarakhand #tourism

Rohtang gets snow, 5-km jam follows as tourists rush to see the snow.

The police rescued the stranded vehicles and all vehicles reached Marhi at 6 pm.

#HimachalPradesh #manali

Kedarnath Yatra in 1952.

So peaceful it looks compared to the circus that it is today.

So happy that I have been across himachal /UK in the 90s and seen places as they were meant to be.

#himachalpradesh #kedarnath #tourism

The garlic is ready!

Morning harvest of about half the patch today. Nice large bulbs.

#HimachalPradesh #gardens #vegetables

Received enough finally to quench the thirst of the ground and soil here.

No sun either after that so it would have absorbed well into the ground.

Relief... And hopefully some fires stopped as well.

Today will be a nice cool evening.

#mashobra #heatwave #HimachalPradesh

Why was the Dept not able to do the bare min? funds?
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As villagers, govt turn blind eye , Forest Dept turns to rain gods

Bartandars not reporting for duty

Department this year had not been able to undertake even the minimum required preventive measures

#himachalpradesh

One more fire below Shali... Houses are in very close proximity as can be seen in the video

This is a pine forest fire, not ghasni.

#HimachalPradesh #shimla #forestfires

Much needed relief from the almost suffocating heat.

Rain our side has not been heavy but I hope it has in areas where fires are ongoing.

#mashobra #himachalpradesh #rains #thursdayvibes

Multi car accident in Kullu yesterday.

#HimachalPradesh #kullu

Is It Really 52.9 Degrees In Delhi? Weather Chief Says Investigating Readings

Mungeshpur station is an 'outlier', and the recording needs to be confirmed, team sent

Sensor might not be working properly, maybe local factors in effect

#delhi #HeatWaveInDelhi #heatwave

1038 forest fires reported this summer in Himachal Pradesh this year

25 reported on Wednesday itself

Over 3,000 officials deployed to check the incidents of forest fires in the state

No Casualties so far

#himachalpradesh #shimla #forestfires #wildfires

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Local business exploring can sometimes get you to gorgeous spots you never knew existed despite living here.

#mashobra #himachalpradesh #mountains

What an absolute fab gift to receive!! 😍😍

4 baby chinar (maple) trees for the property. About 2 years old I guess and super healthy.

For now given heat they will stay in their bags and will plant post a few rain falls.

#trees #GardenersWorld #plants #HimachalPradesh

Ominous visual of forest fire in Shimla last night.

Quite close to houses as can be seen.

Pc : Mohit Sood /FB

#shimla #forestfire #HimachalPradesh