End April Sunset Captured

A view during sunset from our apartment..

Extinction Will Be A Loss..

Tiger (Panthera Tigris) also known as Apex Predator. The tiger plays an important role in maintaining the balance in its environment, tigers keep the population of the herbivorous in control. Without the tiger the population of the herbivores would increase, resulting in overgrazing which in turn will imbalance the jungle ecosystem, and without the tigers jungles are also under threat.

The most recent audit by the Indian Government's National Tiger Conservation Authority has estimated the number at just 1,411 wild tigers left in India.

So, why are they becoming the endangered and threatened species? Who is responsible for the decline? Why nobody is taking action against the culprits for this offence? Are they going to extinct too in the near future as the 3 subspecies The Bali Tiger, the Caspian Tiger and the Javan Tiger?

The ROAR of the tigers which was heard loud earlier in the jungle is now getting low as the years are passing, due to human activities such as hunting, poaching, clearing the forest for agricultural land.

The existence of this species being the national animal of our country (India) is struggling to survive in middle of the human race, if this continues to dwindle they might be nowhere to be seen in the near future.

Recently a very bold initiative “Save our Tigers” project has been put forward by Aircel in partnership with Dentsu Communications and WWF India in putting an effort to save the tigers. So, we all must support this noble initiative, let’s be a part of it in helping our national animal “The Tiger” from extinction.

Let’s Join The ROAR.

The Creepers

Some More Calotes Pictures..

Resting For The Time

Serving For All..

The Outsource..

Did some photography today morning when I went outside, sometimes I think having a mobile with a 2 megapixel camera its really worth it. I mean whenever you go outside you see something which you later think "i wish i would have taken my digiCam", but always remember photography has no limit in fact its very easy only carrying a mobile phone with good megapixel camera will work for you, because you are free from the complicated digiCams with a bundle of features installed which you may sometimes find difficult to shoot and you have to configure its setting before taking a picture, but here just switch your mobile to cam mode and start clicking, see its so easy!! but don't forget set your camera picture properties to the highest resolution it supports which will help you later to gain the quality of the picture you have taken.

Will be uploading some more pics taken with my megaPixel mobile camera, just be in touch with my bloG.

So, nJoY clickin :D

It's Quick and Easy..

Went for the servicing of my dee's vehicle, so as you can see the vehicle has been lifted up by the strong arms, I took out my mobile and started clicking and see what I got o' yeah "its a quick service". ha hah ha.. :D

Spicy n Delicious Tandoori at J14..

Don't hurt them..

Caught amidst green..

Life matters to everybody..

Flock loses a member:
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Few days back when I was having my breakfast than suddenly a sound of a blast was heard outside and our power supply was gone, than I looked outside and saw these flock of crow's making noise and it was because one of them was electrified and died due to in contact with the transformer.

So, I was watching and I saw that they were trying to see what happened they were flying nearby that crow and trying to get as much as closer they can be, they wanted to help their friend. Wow what unity they had, I was able to see their loss.

"Truly a loss is a loss".

Birdie view..

It was a rainy day and again i was looking outside through my window, suddenly these birds came and was been sticking with the rusted rod for a while, so didn't waste any time and started clicking..as i follow the rule "Click first Question second"..ha ha ha!!
So enjoy viewing..Thanks

Artificial Flood..

Its been raining since a week, and the draining system in the city is very poor as i have seen so far, its like if it rains for an hour in gauhati the water level increases rapidly and its because those people who never wants to understand that throwing plastics, polybags, garbage and things which are not biodegradable in the drain will have its effect later on, it will get accumulated and later on it will clog the drainage pipelines, so many awareness programmes have been conducted in the city, but nobody is interested i don't know why, if i buy a packet of chips or anything else and after finishing it i throw it in a dustbin than i question why others can't why they throw empty packets in the streets, drains..if it would have been a question of uncivilized uneducated peoples than could have been acceptable to some extent, but its the people who are more civilized educated, why they do these things which are not at all acceptable. I guess people are lacking "common sense". At last who suffers we the people of gauhati. This picture as you can see on the right is an example and nobody can deny it. Many peoples are having problems going out to their offices, schools, shops etc, the whole transport system fails due to this, i don't know when the sense are going to come to this peoples, i could just only hope. Remember when in suffering "I" becomes "We" than why can't "We" become "I" in putting a little effort towards caring about our city.

"KEEP YOUR CITY CLEAN"

Burning Flame..

Day before yesterday night when the electricity was gone for an hour due to heavy rains, we had our dinner lighting up this candle, i saw this candle burning without any obstruction..i thought why not to take a picture as it was burning to lighten our life for an hour, so i took out my cam set it into manual mode and clicked. BiNgO!!

Free Flight..

Was watching through my window waited very long to take some interesting shot, saw many birds flying including this crow, sometimes i feel these birds are so free they can fly anywhere they like without bearing any cost which we can't, seriously speaking m i dreamer, things which nobody has any control yes its their thoughts, anyone can travel in their thoughts anywhere they want and of course without paying a penny..

Oriental Garden Lizard - Calotes versicolor

The Oriental Garden Lizard (Calotes versicolor) is an agamid lizard found widely distributed in Asia. It has also been introduced in many parts of the world. It is an insectivore and the male gets a bright red throat in the breeding season leading to a common incorrect name of Bloodsucker "Tezpia" in Assamese (Assam, India).

Diet
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Changeable Lizards eat mainly insects and small vertebrates, including rodents and other lizards. Although they have teeth, these are designed for gripping prey and not tearing it up. So prey is swallowed whole, after it is stunned by shaking it about. Sometimes, young inexperienced Changeable Lizards may choke on prey which are too large. They are commonly found among the undergrowth in open habitats including highly urban areas.

Reproduction
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Males become highly territorial during breeding season. They discourage intruding males by brightening their red heads and doing "push-ups". Each tries to attract a female by inflating his throat and drawing attention to his handsomely coloured head. About 10—20 eggs are laid, buried in moist soil. The eggs are long, spindle-shaped and covered with a leathery skin. They hatch in about 6–7 weeks. They are able to breed at about 1 year old.

Description
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Two small groups of spines, perfectly separated from each other, above each tympanum. Dorsal crest moderately elevated on the neck and anterior part of the trunk, extending on to the root of the tail in large individuals, and gradually disappearing on the middle of the trunk in younger ones. No fold in front of the shoulder, but the scales behind the lower jaw are much smaller than the others; gular sac not developed. From thirty-nine to forty-three series of scales round the middle of the trunk. The hind foot (measured from the heel to the extremity of the fourth toe) is not much longer than the head in the adult, whilst it is considerably longer in the young. The coloration is very variable, sometimes uniform brownish or greyish-olive or yellowish. Generally broad brown bands across the back, interrupted by a yellowish lateral band. Black streaks radiate from the eye, and some of them are continued over the throat, running obliquely backwards, belly frequently with greyish longitudinal stripes, one along the median line being the most distinct; young and half-grown specimens have a dark, black-edged band across the inter-orbital region. The ground-colour is generally a light brownish olive, but the lizard can change it to bright red, to black, and to a mixture of both. This change is sometimes confined to the head, at other times diffused over the whole body and tail. A common state in which it may be seen (as stated by Mr. Jerdon) is, seated on a hedge or bush, with the tail and limbs black, head and neck yellow picked out with red, and the rest of the body red. Jerdon and Blyth agree that these bright, changeable colours are peculiar to the male during the breeding-season, which falls in the months of May and June. Mouhot has collected in Siam one of those fine variations of colours, which, however, appear to be infinite. It has the usual cross streaks between the eyes and the radiating lines continent of India to China; it is very common in Ceylon, not extending into the temperate zone of the Himalayas. Ceylonese specimens are generally somewhat larger; one of them measured 16 inches, the tail taking 11 inches. It is found in hedges and trees; it is known in Ceylon under the name of "Bloodsucker", a designation the origin of which cannot be satisfactorily traced; in the opinion of Kelaart, the name was given to it from the occasional reddish hue of the throat and neck. The female lays from five to sixteen soft oval eggs, about 5/8ths of an inch long, in hollows of trees, or in holes in the soil which they have burrowed, afterwards covering them up. The young appear in about eight or nine weeks. In a hot sunny day a solitary Bloodsucker may be seen on a twig or on a wall, basking in the sun, with mouth wide open. After a shower of rain numbers of them arc seen to come down on the ground and pick up the larva and small insects which fall from the trees during the showers.

Distribution
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The native range of the species includes SE Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, India (including the Andaman Islands and particularly common in mainland India), Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Myanmar, Thailand, Western Malaysia, Maldives, Vietnam, Pulo Condore Island, South China (Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hongkong, Hainan Island), Indonesia (Sumatra), Mauritius (Reunion, Rodrigues).
It has been introduced to Oman, Singapore, and United States. In Singapore, it is a threat to the native Green-Crested Lizard.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calotes_versicolor

China Rose

Botanical name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
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Nobody knows whether the hibiscus really is a native of China as its latin name, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, (rosa-sinensis = Chinese Rose) suggests or not. Many believe, it comes from India. This large shrub or small tree grows to 15 feet high. The toothed leaves are arranged alternately and vary a lot, but tend to be large, dark green, and shiny. This plant has a coarse texture and may be upright or broad and spreading. It is often many-stemmed. Flowers are glorious and huge at their best -- up to 6" in diameter -- and occur in many colors. Most are flared and have a bell shape and may be single or double, smooth or scalloped. They have a long central tube with stamens and pistils at the tip.

Periwinkle

Botanical name: Catharanthus roseus

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Periwinkle is a happy-go-lucky small shrub. It cares not for the world. It rejoices in sun or rain, or the seaside, in good or indifferent soil and often grows wild. It is known as 'Sadabahar' meaning 'always in bloom' and is used for worship. Numerous soft-wood branches from the ground, give it an appearance of fullness. Closely planted it can have an impressive effect with its various colours. This is one flower which can be found all over India. Lots of cultivars have been developed with various colors, from red to white.