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When my friend asked me to join his family for a vacation to Singapore, 4 months back, I agreed immediately. Our planning started immediately. We booked air tickets, planned for the accommodation. Domestic flight from Mangalore to Bangalore at that time was pretty expensive. So we dropped the idea for going via air and thought … Read more
This spectacular planthopper belongs to the family Dictyopharidae. I photographed it using my new LumiQuest SoftBox III fitted on Godox V860C Ving ETTL Flash wirelessly (flash held in my left hand). This allowed me to change the direction of light as I wanted independent of the camera. But it created very awkward position I had … Read more
I found this male Loten’s Sunbird Cinnyris lotenius with eclipse plumage at Bondel, Mangalore. The presence of male eclipse phases can be terribly confusing to newcomers but experienced birders generally take them for granted. Now how does the male eclipse comes about? Through moulting of course. After the breeding season the male moults its colourful … Read more
This Dark Blue Tiger (Tirumala septentorious) butterfly was captured using Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM on Canon EOS 5DS R. I was at Sammilan Shetty Butterfly Park testing the performance of Canon EOS 5DS R. It was hand held capture at ISO 800 to 1600 as light was low. Flash was not used … Read more
All those who are looking for Kambala Time Table of 2016-17, check here – Kambala Time Table 2016-17? Here is the Time table of Kambala Races which are going held in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi & Kasargod Districts during year 2015-16. These are the dates announced by District Kambala Committee. These dates are revised and confirmed … Read more
I found this short horned grasshopper nymph belonging to Xenocatantops species in my garden feeding on leaves. They belong to subfamily Catantopinae, which is classified under family Acrididae. These grasshoppers go through a drastic makeover during their adult life. These green nymphs will change their colour to dark brown/black with pale white stripe colored adults. … Read more