Thursday, January 26, 2012

Woolly Necked Stork


Woolly-necked Stork or White necked stork  ( Ciconia episcopus )
A bird of the wetlands, the woolly-necked stork is a large bird with a distinct white neck and a glistening black back. It builds a large stick nest in a tree, laying 2-5 eggs. Like all storks, the bird feeds on amphibians, small reptiles and large insects.
Photographed at the Keoladeo National Park in Bharatpur, India in the month of November.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Cactus Beauty

A rare cactus flower photograph digitally converted into a painted.
Photographed in Borgomanero, Italy

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Black Winged Stilt


Black-winged Stilt  ( Himantopus himantopus )
The Black-winged Stilt , also known as the Common Stilt is a widely distributed very long legged wader. Adults are about 35 cms long with long pink legs, a long thin black bill and are blackish above and white below. The breeding habitat of these stilts is marshes and shallow lakes. The nest is a bare spot on the ground near water.
Caught this bird on camera in a pond in Central UP in India


Sunday, January 8, 2012

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Warmth of a Yellow Rose

Yellow roses are bright and sunny and signify warmth and happiness. It is an ideal symbol of joy and friendship.
                             WISH ALL OF YOU A HAPPY AND GREAT NEW YEAR


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