Birdie Bulbul

This guy was getting ready to attack me, As i had peeped into his nest. This Papa birdie was guarding eggs in its nest while its partner goes for a break. Its the Bulbul, The word bulbul derives from persian meaning nightingale dull-colored passerine birds with short necks and wings, native to Africa and  Asia. They inhabit grasslands and shrubby countrysides. Bulbuls are highlyvocal, with the calls of most species being described as nasal or gravelly, Bulbuls eat a wide range of different foods, ranging from fruit to seeds, nectar, small insects and other arthropods and even small vertebrates. The majority of species are frugivorous and supplement their diet with some insects.

Hornet

Saw this busy creature staring at me from his nest, although I did not have any intention to disturb him, but wanted few good shots.

 Hornets, These wasps of the genusVespa, closely related to yellowjackets. These social insects construct hives by chewing wood into a papery construction pulp. They mature from egg to adult inside the community hive. Queens dominate hornet hives and are the only females to reproduce. Most other hornets are asexual female workers that perform essential community duties such as building the hive, gathering food, feeding the young, and protecting the colony. Males are few and they have only one real role—mating with the queen(that sounds good). Males typically die soon after their sexual task is complete, Ahh…Poor soul. These insects eat some tree sap but they are also accomplished predators. A hornet hive will eliminate many flies, bees, and other insects. Workers defend their hive with potent stingers. Though these insects do not sting humans unless provoked, some people are allergic to their venom and can have very dangerous reactions to a sting. So let’s stay in a safe distance not disturbing the hornet, while taking photos of it.

That's how i met milli

Once i got lost in a jungle and i stopped by to ask milli the route to reach Hotel Transylvania, She just smiled and curled on, She was so shy... ;) 

Millipede comes from two Latin words - mil, meaning thousand and ped meaning feet. People referred  these creature as thousand leggers. But both names are misnomers, Most millipedes actually have less than 100 legs. The record holder for most legs has a mere 750. Some millipedes as a self defense tool use stink glands from which they emit a foul-smelling compound to repel predators. Mommy millipede burrows into the soil and digs a nest where she'll lay her eggs.

Spiky Spider

Evolution of spiders has been at least 400 million Years, Today, there are 42,473 described spider species within the diverse phylum of anthropods. When we hear about spiders the first thing that pops in our mind in the web, Although there are few spiders that never spin web. some spiders make decoys of themselves out of their webs. Some of these decoys are the same size as the spider, and some are considerably larger—presumably to look scarier than the spider itself. Scientists have even observed one spider shaking its web, trying to make its decoy appear to move on its own. Amazingly, these decoys actually work, and spiders that use them attract fewer predators. Above picture was taken in coorg in a coffee estate not sure about the specie, i name it Spiky Spider.

Coffee Land

Its been said in 1670, an pilgrim smuggled 7 coffee seeds out of Mecca and planted them in the Chikmagalur, Karnataka, later spread across nearby region i.e COORG, Now called the land of Coffee thus introducing coffee to India. Today, Karnataka yields more than 140,000 tonnes of coffee a year, making it the largest producer of coffee in India. December the best season to visit coorg, great weather and its coffee harvesting season. Coffee estate staffs with a huge baggage of coffee in their back busy picking coffee seeds. And end of the the day sipping strong coffee in its own land.

A Broken Shell

95% calcium carbonate,3.5% silicate and a trace of other elements like aspartic acid,glycine,calcium phosphate,zinc,manganese,aluminum. A small piece of broken shell that grabbed my notice at Ankola beach...But my question was where is the animal that once inhabited it, Did that go on a vacation...?

un gusano

This photo was taken in Coorg, while on a walk in my estate. Four insects shellsout and fly's away to explore the world. Although this photo was taken through a low resolution camera it gives me a power, a strong message "MOVE ON".