350 – 24 – 24 Bird Photo Challenge

350 Birding Africa mosaic gallery: On 24th October, 2009 over 170 bird photographers of South Africa went out to take snapshots of 350 species of wild birds in 24 hours. The mission was to create an awareness of bird diversity in nature and how climate change is affecting them, and the environment, in general. About 365 species were captured in […]

Sky divers

Originally posted at my WordPress a/c on June 2, 2009 at 3:53 pm Bird first seen around 1st May, 2009. Article written on 2nd June, 2009, and edited on 3rd June, 2009. Every single bird out there has its own unique characteristics as well as construction & design in a way or another. These distinctive features not only give them […]

I wish I'd been there…

When my dad reached home at night on 2nd November, he saw a bird inside our apartment flying furiously all around. According to him, as all the windows and doors were closed it probably got inside from a small cavity in the corner of a window because it was a little bird. It was difficult to catch it and make […]

A thing of beauty is a joy forever

Birds of Paradise: Photographs by Tim Laman (NationalGeographic.com) The beauty of nature can be so thrilling and magical that words simply fail to describe what you’re seeing, how you’re feeling, what you’re imagining, what you’ve realized about the beautiful creations of God. The mind goes numb, gets caught in an endless loop of thought. You keep staring at the magnificence […]