Goa by night

 

These pictures are from my last visit to India in early January. This is the Dona Paula beach in Panjim, Goa. These shots are at about 7:30PM IST, well past sunset.

Dona Paula beach, Goa. 1.6sec f/3.5 ISO200

;

Boats in a tranquil sea. Dona Paula beach. Goa 1.6sec f/4.0 ISO200

;

 

Wildflower Britain

Summer time.. The meadows and hedgerows are full of wildflowers that one rarely sees in a typical english garden. Here are a few (I don’t know all their names unfortunately).

Teasel flower and a bumblebee showing its bottom!
Teasel inflorescence
Unknown Flower
Unknown flower
Calystegia sepium (Hedge Bindweed or bellbind) – A perennial weed but nice trumpet flowers
Pretty pink flowers of unknown species

 

Camouflage

Camouflage

As far as camouflage go, leaf insects must be one of the true masters. They belong to the genus Phyllidae and are native to South Asia and Australia. Leaf insects are so called because of the colouring and patterns on their wings that resemble leaves (with veins, and even serrations or nodules on some species), making them invisible to predators.

This particular leaf insect was photographed at Chester Zoo, one of five species that the zoo manages.