Wednesday 31 October 2012

Saturday 27 October 2012

Secretary Bird


Masai Mara, Kenya
 
Its common name is popularly thought to derive from the crest of long quill-like feathers, lending the bird the appearance of a secretary with quill pens tucked behind his or her ear, as was once common practice. A more recent hypothesis is that "secretary" is borrowed from a French corruption of the Arabic saqr-et-tair or "hunter-bird". (Wikipedia)
The long legs, which increases the bird’s height to around 1.3 m tall, help him catching his favourite prey: snakes.

Thursday 25 October 2012

White Shrines


Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar

Monday 22 October 2012

Friday 19 October 2012

Misty Mountain

 
Santos Passos Church (18th century) at Guimarães (312 kms north of Lisbon), Portugal

Sunday 14 October 2012

Mandawa Heritage


 
A nice hotel at Mandawa (Rajasthan), India

Thursday 11 October 2012

Autumn



Kew Gardens, London, UK

Sunday 7 October 2012

Protecting A Ball Of White Eggs


Tarantula at the jungle near Monkey Town, Belize