The Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus) is a parrot native to the Solomon Islands, Sumba, New Guinea and nearby islands, northeastern Australia and the Maluku Islands

The Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus) is a parrot native to the Solomon Islands, Sumba, New Guinea and nearby islands, northeastern Australia and the Maluku Islands.  The male having a mostly bright emerald green plumage and the female a mostly bright red and purple/blue plumage.

Blue-crowned Parakeet, also famous as Blue-crowned Conure

Blue-crowned Parakeet, also famous as Blue-crowned Conure, Sharp-tailed Conure, Perico Frentiazul, Periquitão de cabeça azul/ Aratinga-de-testa-azul (Aratinga acuticaudata). Picture is by Thiago Calil,taken in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
The Blue-crowned Parakeet occurs in lowland dry forests in South America. A remarkable aspect of this species is that it occupies these deciduous forests in several widely separated regions: in northern Colombia and northern Venezuela; in the interior of northeastern Brazil; and from eastern Bolivia and south central Brazil south through Paraguay to north central Argentina. Image by Chris Wood.

Shah-e-Karakoram Highway is the eighth wonder of the World

The incredible Shah-e-Karakoram Highway runs through the northern areas linking Pakistan with China’s Xingjiang province is often described as ” Eighth Wonder of the World” due to the marvel of civil engineering as it has taken 15 years to complete by the Pakistan Army Engineers in collaboration with China. It’s been labeled as” World’s highest paved international Road” under world’s toughest terrain.

Lively Pictures of Ocean during Powerful Storms

The New York Based Photographer Dalton Portella capture a beautiful collection of dramatic seascapes depicts the striking power of nature as it collides with the fine art of photography. Created by Montauk, the images are filled with a painterly quality that shows the powerful force of the ocean during stormy weather. The beautiful dark ominous clouds and streaks of powerful lightning fill the sky while layers of texture blend sea and atmosphere together into one brightly colored palette.

As each storm rolls in, the ocean moves with violent force to make waves that curl up and crash down again in an instant. Dalton Portella took those electrifying moments with a single snap of his shutter. The viewers will almost feel the mist of the ocean water spraying up during the air. Dalton Portella says; I know with my art, I can capture essence; the essence of places I have been, emotions I have felt, and the subjects I paint and photograph. I portray the broad range of the human experience.

Transportation in the Philippines.

This is one of the mode of transportation in the Philippines. We call  it Skylab since it resembles the sky laboratory.  You should appreciate the driver for great balance.  This one will climb mountains in the mining area in Mindanao Philippines.

Tiny 2,000-year-old oasis - Crescent Lake (Dunhuang).

Tiny 2,000-year-old oasis - Crescent Lake (Dunhuang). Yueyaquan is a crescent-shaped lake in an oasis, 6 km south of the city of Dunhuang in Gansu Province, China. It was named Yueyaquan in the Qing Dynasty.

The Twelve Apostles is a collection of limestone stacks off the shore of the Port Campbell National Park,

Australian The Twelve Apostles is a collection of limestone stacks off the shore of the Port Campbell National Park, by the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia. Their proximity to one another has made the site a widespread visitor attraction. Presently there’re eight apostles left but the name remains important and remarkable especially in the Australian tourism industry. The apostles were formed by erosion due to the harsh and extreme weather conditions from the Southern Ocean gradually eroded the soft limestone to form caves in the cliffs, which then became arches, which in turn collapsed; leaving rock stacks up to 45 metres high. Now because of this erosion there’re less than ten remaining.

Iroha-zaka Road Japan

Iroha-zaka is a pair of famous winding roads located in the mountains of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. It’s the main access to connect the lower elevations around central Nikko to the higher elevations of the mountainous Okunikko region. This pair of asphalted roads it’s a 1-way switchback mountain road (2 separate roads; up and down). It’s necessary to use the Second Iroha-zaka to go up, and use the First Iroha-zaka to come down.

Old Man of Storr, Isle of Skye, Scotland

There have been a sprinkle of snow the night before, I was it had been more than that. The hillside looked a bit dirty with this entire dark green surface protruding through the snow. Yet, I decided to head up to the top as there was some interesting cloud formation lingering above the sea. In the first look I didn’t like the image in color and thought of shooting it with black & white in mind. All this was going to change as I saw the file on the large 27” screen, it looked much better in color, although there was not much color in it. The color version brings out the mood of the place in a much better way.

Photo Credit: Dimitri Vasileiou

Bridalveil Falls. Yosemite is such a wonderful place

Picture Credit: Patricia Davidson

Meadows of Chitral

Chitral is situated on the west bank of the Chitral River (or Kunar River) at the foot of Tirich Mir which at 7,708 m (25,289 ft) is the highest peak of the Hindu Kush.

An extraterrestrial spacecraft lurking in a satellite’s orbit nearby Earth would be able to see city lights and pollution in our atmosphere. But what if it searched for signs of life on Earth from afar

An extraterrestrial spacecraft lurking in a satellite’s orbit nearby Earth would be able to see city lights and pollution in our atmosphere. But what if it searched for signs of life on Earth from afar? This question has great pertinence to those searching for other Earths outside of our solar system. NASA’s Keppler space telescope is among a fleet of telescopes and spacecraft searching for rocky planets alike to our own. Once the size and location of these worlds are plotted, the next step is examining the chemical composition of their atmospheres.