On a morning walk around the Valley School, Bangalore,India,
September 2012
Sunday, 21 October 2012
Rush Hour@monsoon
The Gangavali River in full flood during late monsoon
Gangavali Bridge, North Kanara district, India
August 2012
Green God
A temple amidst lush farmland and incessant monsoon drizzle,
near Kumta, North Kanara District, India,
August 2012
Advantage : monsoon
Ladies working on farmland along the banks of the Gangavali River.
North Kanara district, India .
August 2012
Red Flood
A late monsoon view of the Aghanashini washing away some of the laterite silt off the Sahyadri.
Kumta, North Kanara district, India ,
August,
Smoke Screen
Monsoon mist->fog rising into a cloud from a valley
at Arabail, North Kanara district, India
August 2012
Faith or Dare?
Uphill traffic through the wet and foggy jungle,
9 AM at Arabail, North Kanara district, India
August 2012
NH63 @Kalaghatgi
The tamarind and mango tree lined NH63 near Kalaghatgi, Dharwad district, India
August 2012
"bad looks people, your face black !"
The tamarind and mango tree lined NH63 near Kalaghatgi, Dharwad district, India
August 2012
Traffic
Returning home after a rainy day's 'work' in the muddy Hesaraghatta lake bed
Bangalore, India,
July 2012
Tea at dusk
A stopover at a roadside tea stall with friends, after a rainy day's 'work' in the muddy Hesaraghatta lake bed
Bangalore, India,
July 2012
Wet and Pretty
An Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis) soaking up in the rain on a branch of Kikar (Prosopis juliflora)
This brightly coloured bird is the state bird of the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka and Orissa.
Hesaraghatta lake bed.
Bangalore, India
August 2012
Fungi Brunch
A closeup of couple of unidentified bugs feeding on a few mushrooms (Rhodocybe caelata) growing on newly laid lawns.
Size reference :- Grass blades ~= 1-3mm wide ; Mushroom heads ~= 10mm diameter.
home@Bengalooru, India
July 2012
Steppers
A few Agrocybe pediades mushrooms in the newly laid lawn.
Size ref :- Mushroom head : 15-25 mm
home@Bengalooru, India
July 2012
Size ref :- Mushroom head : 15-25 mm
home@Bengalooru, India
July 2012
Home fungi
The gills on the underside of an Agrocybe pediades mushroom, in the newly laid lawn.
Size ref :- Mushroom head : 25-30 mm
home@Bengalooru, India
July 2012
Size ref :- Mushroom head : 25-30 mm
home@Bengalooru, India
July 2012
Indian Silverbill
A pair of Indian Silverbill / White-throated Munia (Euodice malabarica) snacking on the fallen seeds of Bellary Jaali (Prosopis juliflora).
surroundings@home
Bellary, India
April, 2012
surroundings@home
Bellary, India
April, 2012
Munch and Call
An Indian Silverbill / White-throated Munia (Euodice malabarica) perched on a dried branch of Bellary Jaali (Prosopis juliflora - a.k.a. Vilayeti Babool or Kikar). A flock of these were found feeding on the dried seeds of this thorny shrub.
surroundings@home
Bellary, India
April, 2012
Yellow is Purple
A ♀Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus/Nectarinia asiatica) posing on lush branches of Bellary Jaali (Prosopis juliflora - a.k.a. Vilayeti Babool or Kikar).
surroundings@home
Bellary, India
April, 2012
Garden Jewel
A ♂Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus/Nectarinia asiatica) posing on dried branches of Bellary Jaali (Prosopis juliflora - a.k.a. Vilayeti Babool or Kikar).
surroundings@home
Bellary, India
April, 2012
Garden Jewel
A ♂Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus/Nectarinia asiatica) posing on dried branches of Bellary Jaali (Prosopis juliflora - a.k.a. Vilayeti Babool or Kikar).
surroundings@home
Bellary, India
April, 2012
Garden Jewel
A ♂Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus/Nectarinia asiatica) posing on dried branches of Bellary Jaali (Prosopis juliflora - a.k.a. Vilayeti Babool or Kikar).
surroundings@home
Bellary, India
April, 2012
Garden Jewel
A ♂Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus/Nectarinia asiatica) posing on dried branches of Bellary Jaali (Prosopis juliflora - a.k.a. Vilayeti Babool or Kikar).
surroundings@home
Bellary, India
April, 2012
Sunbird Feeder
The stamen of a Pink-Red Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
frontyard@uncle.home,
Bellary, India
April, 2012
Hawa-Hawaii in Bellary
A white Hawaiian Hibiscus (Hibiscus arnottianus)
frontyard@uncle.home,
Bellary, India
April, 2012
Homegrown Joy
Bluestar waterlily or Star lotus (Nymphaea nouchali (stellata))
frontyard@uncle.home,
Bellary, India
April, 2012
Sweet Sea
Sweets/बेसन के लड्डू /ಬೇಸನ್ ಲಾಡು (ಕಡಲೆಹಿಟ್ಟಿನ ಲಾಡು)
party.preparation@uncle.home,
Bellary, India
April, 2012
Dunk and smile
Birds silhoutted against the rising Sun (possibly Black Kites -Milvus migrans)
Bengalooru, India
April 2012
A walk by the riverside
The Thames and its eastern bank : a willow tree, a private boat and a few residential buildings in view
Runnymede, Surrey, UK
March, 2012
Hands Off !
A Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) guarding its nest on the Thames
Runnymede, Surrey, UK
March, 2012
Lazy blues at noon
Crepuscular rays on the Nunnery Lakes,
Nunnery Lakes Reserve,
Thetford, Norfolk, UK
March 2012
Barking mad-pic
A couple of Birch trees in a row
Nunnery Lakes Reserve,
Thetford, Norfolk, UK
March 2012
Vain Bush
On the shores of the Nunnery Lakes,
Nunnery Lakes Reserve,
Thetford, Norfolk, UK
March 2012
The Brook
....
By thirty hills I hurry down,
Or slip between the ridges,
By twenty thorpes, a little town,
And half a hundred bridges.
...
- from A.Tennyson's "The Brook"
One of the feeder streams to the Nunnery Lakes,
Nunnery Lakes Reserve,
Thetford, Norfolk, UK
March 2012
By thirty hills I hurry down,
Or slip between the ridges,
By twenty thorpes, a little town,
And half a hundred bridges.
...
- from A.Tennyson's "The Brook"
One of the feeder streams to the Nunnery Lakes,
Nunnery Lakes Reserve,
Thetford, Norfolk, UK
March 2012
The Brook
....
By thirty hills I hurry down,
Or slip between the ridges,
By twenty thorpes, a little town,
And half a hundred bridges.
...
- from A.Tennyson's "The Brook"
One of the feeder streams to the Nunnery Lakes,
Nunnery Lakes Reserve,
Thetford, Norfolk, UK
March 2012
By thirty hills I hurry down,
Or slip between the ridges,
By twenty thorpes, a little town,
And half a hundred bridges.
...
- from A.Tennyson's "The Brook"
One of the feeder streams to the Nunnery Lakes,
Nunnery Lakes Reserve,
Thetford, Norfolk, UK
March 2012
The Brook
....
By thirty hills I hurry down,
Or slip between the ridges,
By twenty thorpes, a little town,
And half a hundred bridges.
...
- from A.Tennyson's "The Brook"
One of the feeder streams to the Nunnery Lakes,
Nunnery Lakes Reserve,
Thetford, Norfolk, UK
March 2012
By thirty hills I hurry down,
Or slip between the ridges,
By twenty thorpes, a little town,
And half a hundred bridges.
...
- from A.Tennyson's "The Brook"
One of the feeder streams to the Nunnery Lakes,
Nunnery Lakes Reserve,
Thetford, Norfolk, UK
March 2012
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