The Lemon Pansy – Butterfly: Scientific Name : Junonia lemonias
The Lemon Pansy butterfly (Junonia lemonias) the most common of the 6 pansies, found in parks and gardens in most parts of the India.
The Lemon Pansy butterfly (Junonia lemonias) feeds on yellow Cosmos flower field.
Pansy butterfly on staircase wall and another on ground sucking moisture and salt for living.
Patterns & designs on inner and outer wings of Pansy Butterfly.
Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) is a species of antelope native to the Indian subcontinent. Photos captured at Bannargatta National park.
This species is the only living species of the genus Antilope, and has been introduced in Texas and Argentina. It is one of the fastest of all terrestrial animals reaching to speeds of up to 80 km/h and is one of the few antelopes where males and females have distinctive coloration, as the male bucks are a distinctive black and white and have long twisted horns, while females are fawn coloured with no horns. In its scientific name Antilope cervicapra, ‘Antilope’ from ‘anthalops’ (Greek) a horned animal; ‘cervicapra’ from ‘cervus’ (Latin) a deer and ‘capra’ (Latin) a she-goat.
Blackbuck male (Juvenile)
Blackbuck male (Adult)
Blackbuck Female (Juvenile)
Blackbuck Female (Adult)
Fruits Special post – Basket of assorted fruits.
Colors galore, inviting and mouth watery; Fresh Orange, Mango, pomegranates, grapes and musk melon fruit stack at a fruit market in Chennai, India.
Distinguished by their large, beautiful blooms and wide assortment of vibrant colors, gerbera daisies have become a favorite flower choice for expressing cheerful sentiments. Gerbera flowers are photographers delight and truly enchanting and picturesque. Gerbera daisy means beauty and innocence.
Scientific name: Mesocricetus auratus
Hamster close up, photographed at a farm house in Mysore.
Hamsters are rodents belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae. Hamsters are nocturnal, sleeping during the hot days and playing in the cooler evenings. They have very poor eyesight, colorblind and can see only up to 6 Inches in front of them but have a keen sense of smell and excellent hearing. Most species of hamsters have expandable cheek pouches in which they can carry food and bedding back to their burrow where they will store food.
With potential life span of 2-3 years adult body weighs 100-150 grams (adult females are slightly larger than adult males) and Hamsters react to their names; can dig up to 3 Meters in the wild and remembers their relatives. Only a few hamster species are widely kept as pets but the hamster is the most popular of the smaller rodents kept as a pet in many countries today. So sad they are widely being used in test & research laboratories Worldwide!
Display of husked sweet corns on tricycle of a street vendor and garlands of Chilli pepper at fry shop in Beach: Street shots at Chennai, India.
Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) Columbiform, also called Rock Dove, is a widespread and very common resident in India.
Tree top Rock Pigeon; though snapped in remote no man’s land but looks like an escaped domestic Pigeon as seen from the wire tags around both the legs 😉 (Second Image).
