Thank you, Vijay. I enjoyed sharing my experience and these images with all of you.
Soma Jha On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 5:32 AM, Vijay Vasant Barve <[email protected]>wrote: > ** > > > 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
