Sunday 22 June 2014

Lilac Breasted Roller is Considered The Most Attractive Birds



The colorful Lilac-breasted Roller or Coracias caudatus is a member of the roller family of birds. It is widely found in sub-Saharan Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula, preferring open woodland and savanna; it is mostly absent from treeless places. Lilac Breasted Roller normally found alone or in pairs, it perches conspicuously at the high vantage points, like tops of trees and  poles where it can spot insects, scorpions, lizards, snails, small birds and rodents moving about at ground level. The bird nesting habit is taking place in a natural hole in a tree where a clutch of 2–4 eggs is laid, and incubated by both parents, who are exceptionally aggressive in defense of their nest, taking on raptors and other birds. However; during the breeding season the male birds will rise to great heights, descending in swoops and dives, while uttering harsh, discordant cries.

The bird’s sexes are same in coloration. Juveniles do not have the long tail feathers that adults do. Lilac Breasted Roller is the national bird of Botswana and Kenya, which is often considered one of the most attractive birds in the world with its pastel plumage, striking field marks and long tail streamers. You can found birds in these colors Buff, white, purple, blue, turquoise, green, black, and tan. These birds are having raspy call, the pitch does not vary and tone has a rattling quality. Although they’re mostly in silent but more vocal during the breading season or when they sensed about their territory is in danger. 

These rollers are not considered threatened or endangered, though habitat preservation can assist to keep them their population numbers at a stable level. Poaching for the pet trade is a minor threat. The birds have exclusively adapted to one natural disaster while brush fires can be devastating to numerous animals and birds, these rollers will purposely hunt near the edges of fires where prey is fleeing and less wary of predators. These’re similar kind of birds, Racket-Tailed Roller (Coracias spatulatus), Abyssinian Roller (Coracias abyssinicus), Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis), Purple Roller (Coracias naevius), and    European Roller (Coracias garrulus).Source: Charismatic Planet



Friday 20 June 2014

Boabab "Tree of Life"

Boabab: Also known as the "tree of life", Baobab trees, found in Africa and India, can live for several thousand years. They have little wood fiber, but can store large quantities of water.

Indeed a hypnotic sight of Methoka Water Falls in Mehdiabaad Sakrdu, Pakistan.

Indeed a hypnotic sight of Methoka Water Falls in Mehdiabaad Sakrdu, Pakistan.

Shimshal Lake, Pakistan.



Mingli Sar is a mountain located in the Shimshal valley in the Northern Areas of Pakistan, located at the southernmost part of the Pamir mountain range. Shimshal Lake sits at the base of the mountain. China is located to the north, while to the left is the Hindu-Kush mountain range.

Spectacular Photos of a Volcanic Eruption

Chilean professional photographer Francisco Negroni has captured stunning images of the Cordón Caulle volcano eruption in Chile. He has taken spectacular images of real nature by doing his life in danger. Check out his work out. Perfectly capture the raw primal fury of a volcanic eruption in the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle mountain chain in central Chile.The intrepid adventurer spent a night just 1 KM from the eruption capturing these unbelievable photographs. The darkness of the night only served to emphasize the red-hot lava’s glow.The Cordón Caulle volcano bring into being erupting in June 4th, 2011. It is still active now, although its activity is dying down considerably. When it arose, though, it caused substantial economic and environmental chaos in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay,

Peru Artist Uses Colorful Embroidery to Explore Natural Forms



Peru based artist (Ana Teresa Barboze) uses colorful embroidery to explore natural forms. The artist uses yarn, thread, wool, and fabric to produce exclusive, tactile embroidery works. Ana has no boundaries to the way she creates, blending drawings and photos together with embroidery and knitting to create unforeseen forms that extend beyond walls and frames.

Ana Barboza explores the interactions among the materials that form the fragmented human forms, plants, animals, and landscapes. In her works, colorful threads cascade out and beyond any limitations of frame edges. She creates motion, texture, and human emotions that radiate out from the colorful stitching and towards the viewer. She says; I’m really interested in the diverse concepts one can arrive at by using clothing and embroidery as an artistic medium.  And By using embroidery, which is a traditionally feminine language, the images acquire new meaning as they produce a marked dissonance between image and technique."

Wednesday 18 June 2014

Gorgeous Nature of Hagaromo Falls

Japan's 4th tallest waterfall, Hagaromo Falls is a heart to Daisetzusan National Park. The falls drop 820 feet from a plateau on the lower slopes of Hokkaido's tallest mountains. A second stream plunges parallel to the main stream, the two joining just above the two final tiers of the falls, forming a very exclusive Y-shape not seen in many globally significant waterfalls.

The Mighty Indus River Runs Between Karakoram and Himalayas

Mighty River Indus flowing between the two highest ranges in the world - the karakoram (left) and the Himalayas (right) Pakistan is a country with full of natural wonders, and indeed this is cool, calm 'n serene; who would want to miss it.