Green Munia- vulnerable species endemic to india

The Green Avadavat or Green Munia (Amandava formosa) is a species of Estrildid finch with green and yellow on the body, a bright red bill and black "zebra stripes" on the flanks. They are endemic to the Indian subcontinent and were formerly popular as cagebirds with the name "avadavat" being a corruption of the name the city of "Ahmedabad" in Gujarat which was a centre of bird trade. They have a restricted distribution and populations are threatened by bird trade. It's said that its found near northern Andra Pradesh,Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan...

Budgie breeding time......

I always had atleast a pair of budgies with me. I used to consider breeding them something of a professional's job. But just found out it is too easy.... thinking about expanding my aviary now.

What should be your child's first pet??

For a beginner Tropical Aquarium Owner Guppies/any live bearers are the best..... If you are running to the aquarium shop every week to buy a new pair of fish for your child, then consider getting any of the below mentoined ones...They are very vibrant and hardy...

Bottom Swordtail Guppy
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Double Swordtail Guppy
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Golden Yellow Tuxedo Guppy
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Grass Tail Guppy
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Mosaic Guppy
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Neon Tuxedo Guppy
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Red Mosaic Guppy
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Red Mosaic Female Guppy
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Blue Mosaic Guppy
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Blue Mosaic Female Guppy
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Red Grass Guppy
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King Cobra & Red Mosaic Cross
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Red Tuxedo Guppy
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Yellow Golden King Cobra Guppy
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King Cobra Guppy
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Flamingo (Golden Red Tail) Guppy
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Lyre Tail King Cobra Guppy
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Russian King Cobra Guppy
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Russian Blue King Cobra Guppy
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American Red King Cobra Guppy
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Russian Red King Cobra Guppy
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Grass Delta Tail Guppy
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Russian Mixed Guppy
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Peacock Guppy
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Long Fin Austrian (Geissen) Guppy
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Pastel Mosaic Guppy
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Singapore Snakeskin Guppy

Red Mosaic & King Cobra Cross
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King Cobra Female Guppy
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King Cobra Guppy

Red Tail King Cobra Guppy
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Long Fin King Cobra Guppy
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Lace King Cobra Guppy
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Lace Sword Tail King Cobra Guppy
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Long Fin Lace King Cobra Guppy
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Lyre Tail King Cobra Guppy
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Russian Red King Cobra Guppy
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Grass Guppy
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Glass Grass Guppy

Puppy Frownie

Every time I see these photographs my heart just goes gooey-gooey...These innocent puppy eyes captured our hearts three years back on a Auguat day...

Damn Swim Bladders !!!!!

I almost lost one Black moor and an Oranda Goldfish.As you all know Goldfishes are one greedy breed.They just dont know when to stop. I am very careful with the filter cleansing and water change, but still the water was slighty cloudy on that day it happend. After I came home from work I saw two of them floating on top with their belly up. Even after reading so much on the swim bladder, it just didn't strike me that the whole problem could be 'Air in the Swim Bladder'...

I was trying to go one by one in my head the probable reasons for this predictament. As a last minute resort I just caught the fish in my hand flipped it over and squeezed it belly and rubbed near its anal fin. I didnt find any miraculous changes immediatly. I almost gave up then..

I was little sad that I was loosing two of my favs. That Black moor was the one I used previously for the fine tuning of my hand spawning technique.After an hour or so I went to get the dead fish out and Voila !!!! There are NO DEAD FISH..

Now that was a big shock for me...I was on Cloudnine @@##$$$%%%^^^&&**(())()

Now that I think about it, I wish I had tried this on every damn fish I lost in the past!!!!!!

Incredible India !!!

The photograph given below was taken during a rescue mission. The veterian carrying the Leopard shot the animal with tranquilizers to save it from the well.Later the animal was shifted into leopard santuary.




This is a common sight in India. Many Indians consider them sacred and so people live behind bars to keep these little huligans away.....!


Courtesy to: Y!india

Diary Note 2/12/12...

Has anyone felt a phase in life when your are in complete dilemma as to what you want to be in life????

Well I am going exactly throught it now...

I am so confused that I have no clue as to what I need in my life at this stage in life....

Is it to persue my life amibition of being surrounded by things I love the most and stay home or make some sort of a career carved out of things I like to do for the society ???

The problem lies in the fact that I am so influenced by the people around me. I really do envy my husband for his talent for being so unaffected by the 'society's expectation' out of him.I wish I could be so sure of myself some day....

Other day in my routine conversation with my mom this had come up. I was telling her how much I wish to be her.So sure of herself with the 'Superiority complex' that can rival the Miss Universe's and the attitude which can either be friendly or killing according to the situation.Whereas on the other side I am such a mouse to confront a situation who takes all bullshit thrown at face with a smile and never ever got around in life to pay back a revenge. I was surprised to see that my mom saw me in different light. She thinks I am more mature in handling situations (I dont think so ..) and very smart.On the other hand, my dad apparently thinks I am good actress who tries to enact the protrait of charming and genuine female (Sometimes dads see too much. Well I am scared to ask my husband more about it actually.I am sure he will have wonderfull things to add to that....LoL

By penning down all this in my blog I am not actually expecting all my worries answered but I thought it will be great to see it wriiten down to bring some memories in life in the future....

The rare lesser blue wing dragonfly sighted at the Thenmala Butterfly Safari Park in Kollam district.

The lesser blue wing dragonfly (Rhyothemis triangular) considered a rare dragonfly in South India has been spotted and photographed at the Thenmala Butterfly Safari Park in Kollam district.

This feast for the eyes sighting was made on January 14 by the butterfly and bird enthusiasts, C. Sushanth and M.S. Akhil during the monthly butterfly and dragonfly monitoring exercise.

The slow-flying lesser blue wing is a medium-sized elusive dragonfly with metallic blue markings on the base of its wings. Ponds and marshes are the favourite spots of these dragonflies since they love perching near water bodies. This could be because it breeds in marshes and similar habitats.

But in the southern part of the country they are rarely sighted. The previous recorded sighting of this dragonfly was some last year by wildlife photographer and dragonfly enthusiast T. Dragon fly close to a wetland in Vithura of Thiruvananthapuram district.

Mr. Sushanth said that one of the fascinating aspects of the lesser blue wing is that it can float in the air for long periods without flapping the wings. Both Sushanth and Akhil recorded sighting rare dragonflies and damselflies within and around the Thenmala butterfly park