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nature, bounded and bonded

Posted by sarah & rocksea on 25 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: photography, prakriti

We took a long long break after the wedding. Guess what we were doing mean time?!

 

small_green_frog_001 * creation! sarah and the frog @ home, kerala * 1072 x 1600 * (377KB)
We got this teeny weeny frog from the bush nearby home. Yet to be identified. Seems it loves to be in between moist grass. The color and the look was lovely and we couldn’t absorb it totally with the camera.

 

small_green_frog_002 * can you spot the teeny weeny green frog on the tip of sarah's camera?@ home, kerala * 1600 x 1071 * (809KB)
Can you spot the frog in this picture?! It has hopped on to sarah’s camera and you can see a tiny green spot by edge of her macro lens.  

 

snake_001 * unidentified snake. found while digging our garden @ home, kerala. length ~ 12cm. has some properties of the blind snake family, like it burrows under the moist ground etc. this one doesn't have scales covering its eyes and has an iridescent sheen on its body. * 1600 x 1073 * (344KB)

Another find. Looks like an earth worm? no.. it is one of the tiniest snakes.. belonging to the worm snake genera. Well, at first we have been thinking that it may belong to the blind snake (flower pot snake) group as it is tiny and burrows in the ground, but seems not to? Yet it must be within the worm snake genera. We found it while we were digging in the garden (now you know what else we were up to these days!). ~12cm length. It has a fascinating iridescent sheen and pattern on its body, which is more visible in the next shot.  

 

snake_002 * unidentified snake. found while digging our garden @ home, kerala. length ~ 12cm. see the iridescent sheen on its body! * 1600 x 1072 * (447KB)
This picture has captured the iridescent sheen and the pattern. The background is a banana leaf, was used for a contrast and not to be mistaken as its natural surrounding. This snake prefers to burrow under moist earth. It is a great jumper too! We met with this worm snake twice on different days (yeah we were digging throughout!!), so it must be a common yet rarely observed snake.

 

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onam with nature

Posted by rocksea on 04 Sep 2006 | Tagged as: india, photography, prakriti

Our ettukaliyude onappookkalam.. a spider’s web design (!!) evoking memories of the long lost Onam days I used to celebrate at home in Kerala. Photograph taken while I was at home during last Onam. Species: argiope. juvenile. These orb weaver (Family: araniedae) spiders decorate their webs with stabilimenta. They usually rest in a head down position on the web. As one approaches the web, they hold their position until the last moment before slipping round in a flash to hide on the other side of the stabilimentum.

argiope_spider_onam_pookkalam_002 * oru ettukaliyude onappookkalam. spider web patterns @ home, kerala. argiope. juvenile. These orb weaver (Family: araniedae) spiders decorate their webs with stabilimenta. They usually rest in a head down position on the web. As one approaches the web, they hold their position until the last moment before slipping round in a flash to hide on the other side of the stabilimentum. species info: SpiderIndia & South Indian Spiders. * oru ettukaliyude onappookkalam. spider web patterns @ home, kerala. argiope. juvenile. These orb weaver (Family: araniedae) spiders decorate their webs with stabilimenta. They usually rest in a head down position on the web. As one approaches the web, they hold their position until the last moment before slipping round in a flash to hide on the other side of the stabilimentum. species info: SpiderIndia & South Indian Spiders. * 1024 x 766 * (97KB)

Onathumbi. Species: Rhyothemis variegata variegata (male). Normally they are seen in the month of August till December and hence called Onathumbi. Attractive colors and their presence tells you Onam is here!

onathumbi_004 * Onathumbi. Rhyothemis variegata variegata (male). Normally they are seen in the month of August till December. In kerala it is called as 'Onathumbi'. Onam is the harvest festival in August and Thumbi means Dragonfly. @ home, kerala * Onathumbi. Rhyothemis variegata variegata (male). Normally they are seen in the month of August till December. In kerala it is called as 'Onathumbi'. Onam is the harvest festival in August and Thumbi means Dragonfly. @ home, kerala * 1024 x 766 * (158KB)

Species: Rhyothemis variegata variegata (female)

onathumbi_002 * Onathumbi. Rhyothemis variegata variegata (female). Normally they are seen in the month of August till December. In kerala it is called as 'Onathumbi'. Onam is the harvest festival in August and Thumbi means Dragonfly. @ home, kerala * Onathumbi. Rhyothemis variegata variegata (female). Normally they are seen in the month of August till December. In kerala it is called as 'Onathumbi'. Onam is the harvest festival in August and Thumbi means Dragonfly. @ home, kerala * 1024 x 766 * (135KB)

adding to the nostalgia of Onam season.. onathumbis hovering over..

onathumbi_001 * onathumbikal. lots of Rhyothemis variegata variegata flying high during Onam season. @ home, kerala * onathumbikal. lots of Rhyothemis variegata variegata flying high during Onam season. @ home, kerala * 1024 x 766 * (256KB)

Onam / Thiru Onam: Festival of Kerala, celebrated in the Chingam (Aug-Sep), the first month of Malayalam Calendar. In memory of a mythical King MahaBali (Maveli) who ruled Kerala eons back. Legend is that Kerala reached the zenith of its glory under his rule and he was so famous that gods became jealous and send God Vishnu to send him down to the netherworld. Anyways, before sending him down, Vishnu gave King Maha Bali a boon to visit his people once in a year. This day we celebrate as Onam, to welcome Mahabali. One of the most attractive aspects of thiruvonam is the pookkalam or the floral designs we make.

Sarah, celebrate this onam at home for me!

 

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the small copper

Posted by rocksea on 24 Aug 2006 | Tagged as: photography, prakriti

The Small Copper or the Common Copper, Lycaena phlaeas Family: Lycaenidae. After the peacock, herez a small, colorful butterfly.. it is widespread and common across Europe, Asia and North America.. The crimson fire like patterns at the edges of the hind wings add to its magnificence..maybe that is why it is known as beni shijimi in japanese as beni means red. A long shot and a close up is featured here,,
 
small-copper-butterfly-1 * The Small Copper or the Common Copper, Lycaena phlaeas Family: Lycaenidae. Known as beni shijimi. beni means red in japanese. Widespread and common across Europe, Asia and North America.. * The Small Copper or the Common Copper, Lycaena phlaeas Family: Lycaenidae. Known as beni shijimi. beni means red in japanese. Widespread and common across Europe, Asia and North America.. * 1024 x 766 * (268KB)
small-copper-butterfly-2 * The Small Copper or the Common Copper, Lycaena phlaeas Family: Lycaenidae. Known as beni shijimi. beni means red in japanese. Widespread and common across Europe, Asia and North America.. * The Small Copper or the Common Copper, Lycaena phlaeas Family: Lycaenidae. Known as beni shijimi. beni means red in japanese. Widespread and common across Europe, Asia and North America.. * 1024 x 766 * (174KB)beni shijimi
 
The small copper is featured on japanese stamps also:
 
 
 
 
Of lavenders and dragonflies..
a dragonfly of the genus sympetrum @ the Lavender fields of Furano
 
sympetrum-lavender * of lavenders and dragonflies.. a dragonfly of the genus sympetrum @ the Lavender fields of Furano * of lavenders and dragonflies.. a dragonfly of the genus sympetrum @ the Lavender fields of Furano * 1024 x 766 * (192KB)

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the peacock butterfly

Posted by rocksea on 03 Aug 2006 | Tagged as: photography, prakriti

2 pictures, 2 butterflies?? 
 
This is the peacock butterfly (peacock, with dull colors??!!). I first saw this one with the wings folded.. it looked dull but I thought I will take a shot and add it to the species list in my collection.. 
 
peacock-butterfly-1 * Peacock Butterfly. Inachis io Family Nymphalidae. Japanese name: Kujaku-cho. kujaku means peacock.The Peacock butterfly's wings are reddish-brown on top (previous picture) with distinctive false eye markings. The underside is dark brown to black.@ Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens * Peacock Butterfly. Inachis io Family Nymphalidae. Japanese name: Kujaku-cho. kujaku means butterfly.The Peacock butterfly's wings are reddish-brown on top (previous picture) with distinctive false eye markings. The underside is dark brown to black.@ Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens * 1024 x 766 * (201KB)
Then it opened its wings.. and lo! It’s the Peacock Butterfly. Inachis io Family Nymphalidae. Japanese name: Kujaku-cho. kujaku means peacock. The Peacock butterfly’s wings are reddish-brown on upperside with distinctive "false eye" markings, to distract birds and other predators. The underside is dark brown to black. Thus it has 2 defense mechanisms (the dull color is a good camouflage) whatever way it pose!
 
peacock-butterfly-3 * Peacock Butterfly. Inachis io Family Nymphalidae. Japanese name: Kujaku-cho. kujaku means peacock.The Peacock butterfly's wings are reddish-brown on top with distinctive false eye markings. The underside (next picture) is dark brown to black.@ Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens * Peacock Butterfly. Inachis io Family Nymphalidae. Japanese name: Kujaku-cho. kujaku means butterfly.The Peacock butterfly's wings are reddish-brown on top with distinctive false eye markings. The underside (next picture) is dark brown to black.@ Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens * 1024 x 766 * (228KB)
and whatz this!  itz the peacock butterfly on my shoulders. though itz blurred, i like this image cuz of the intimacy it showed,,
 
Peacock Butterfly on my shoulders. A blurred image, but I like it cuz of the intimacy it showed :)
@ Hokkaido University Botanical Gardens
 

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hunt: the snake n frog trapeze

Posted by rocksea on 27 May 2006 | Tagged as: photography, prakriti

hunt-snake-frog-1 * hunt. the snake and frog trapeze. kottayam, kerala, 2002. * 1024 x 780 * (255KB)

The snake n frog trapeze. Was sitting at home and I heard a call, got puzzled cuz it sounded like a bird’s but was new to me. Went to investigate what the hullabaloo was all about and this was what I found on the nutmeg tree in our premises. It was the frog’s cry. Taken long back in June 2002 (Camera: Sony DSC P 31).
 

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