Thank you very much Soma ji for sharing these nice photos and more importantly setting high standard for this year with the details you have provided with each photo. I really enjoyed the stories and the information.
I have uploaded your photos already and can be seen and shared from http://diversityindia.org/photo/thumbnails.php?album=23 Regards, Vijay On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 1:40 PM, Soma Jha <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The latter half of 2011 brought many wonderful butterflies in my life. > Here are three of them. > > > *French Duke* ( Euthalia franciae ) > Wingspan 75-90 mm > Location - Peren District, south Nagaland. > Date 28 Sept 2011 > > I saw this butterfly on my way from Khonoma (Kohima dist) to Benrue (Peren > dist). I had been seeing a lot of nice butterflies during this journey like > Powdery Green Sapphire, Glassy Blue Bottle, Common Peacock and then I came > across two butterflies siting close to each other on the road... later I > was thrilled with the realisation that one was a Circe and the other this > rare beauty called the French Duke ! > > > *Yellow Owl* ( Neorina hilda ) > Wingspan 85-95 mm > Location Zuluk, east Sikkim > Date 20 Aug 2011 > > The sighting of Yellow Owl will always be memorable not only because it > was such a striking butterfly to see but also because ten minutes before > that I had just seen a stunning bird - the Satyr Tragopan ! Two beauties of > nature one after the other ! I really felt blessed ! > > > *Chocolate Royal* ( Remelana jangala ) > Wingspan 32-42 mm > Location Digboi Oilfields, upper Assam > Date 17 Dec 2011 > > Birdwatching in the Digboi Oilfields was an exciting experience and as the > morning wore out, the butterflies started appearing. It was such fun > pursuing and photographing them. And then I saw this small and very > attractive brown butterfly. The best part was when it sat on a leaf and > opened its wings, displaying its ink-blue insides against a dark brown > backdrop. > > Best wishes, > > Soma Jha > > > > > -- --- Vijay Vasant Barve http://diversityindia.org/ --- -- Enjoy
