Images of cats
Friday, 8 March 2013
Sunday, 4 December 2011
House Sparrow
The House Sparrow is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, found in most parts of the world. The House Sparrow founds naturally in most of Europe, the Mediterranean region, and much of Asia. The House Sparrow is strongly associated with human habitations, and can live in urban or rural settings. A small bird, it has a length of 16 centimetres and a weight of 24–39.5 grams. Females and young birds are coloured pale brown and grey, and males have brighter black, white, and brown markings. The House Sparrow feeds mostly the seeds of grains and weeds, and insects, and can perform complex and unusual tasks to obtain food. The predators of the House Sparrow include domestic cats, hawks, owls, and many other predatory birds and mammals.
A male sparrow
A male sparrow
A male sparrow
A female sparrow
A female sparrow
A male & female sparrows
Dog
The domestic dog is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The dog may have been the first animal to be domesticated, and has been the most widely kept working, hunting, and companion animal in human history. Dogs perform many roles for people, such as hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, assisting police and military, companionship and aiding handicapped individuals. This impact on human society has given them the nickname "Man's Best Friend" in the Western world. In 2001, there were estimated to be 400 million dogs in the world. Colour of dogs varies from white through grays black, browns, light tan, dark red or chocolate.
Images of dogs
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Bengal Tiger
The Bengal tiger is a tiger found in the Indian subcontinent. The total population is estimated about 2,500 individuals with a decreasing trend.
Images of Bengal tiger
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
Siberian Tiger
The Siberian tiger is also known as the Amur tiger. The Siberian tiger together with the Caspian and Bengal tiger subspecies represents the largest living felid and ranks among the biggest felids that ever existed.
Image of Siberian tiger
Image of Siberian tiger
Image of Siberian tiger
Image of Siberian tiger
Image of Siberian tiger
Monday, 24 October 2011
Victoria Crowned Pigeon
The Victoria Crowned Pigeon, Goura victoria, is a beautiful large, bluish-grey pigeon with elegant blue lace-like crests, maroon breast and red iris. Both male and female are similar. The Victoria Crowned Pigeon is distributed in the lowland and swamp forests of northern New Guinea and surrounding islands. Its diet consists mainly of fruits, figs, seeds and invertebrates. The female usually lays a single white egg.
Image of Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Image of Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Image of Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Image of Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Yellowjacket Wasp
Yellowjacket is the common name in North America for predatory wasps. Most of these are black and yellow; some are black and white. They can be identified by their distinctive markings, small size (similar to a honey bee), their occurrence only in colonies, and a characteristic, rapid, side to side flight pattern prior to landing. All females are capable of stinging. Yellowjackets are important predators of pest insects.
Image of Yellowjacket wasp
Image of Yellowjacket wasp
Image of Yellowjacket wasp
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