Floral nostalgia in Pondicherry
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My favorite flower
When I was a child, my father tried, with some limited success, to grow plants from his childhood in India. And so it was that bougainvillea became one of my favorite flowers. We had a small potted plant with deep red leaves, but in India (and many other semi-tropical climates) they grow in many shades and as big as small trees.
The above comes from a warm street in Pondicherry.
Tags: bougainvillea, environment, india, nostalgia, photography, plants, pondicherry
Like a lizard in the sun
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under photography
Do you know my mother?
I am a lost little reptile of some sort, maybe a lizard, maybe a gecko, maybe a skink. I was found in Ghoom.
I’m not sure of my identity. I’ve tried contacting a herpetologist at an Indian university to identify me for myself, but no luck.
But I’m reasonably happy basking in the sun. And I’m completely unafraid of macro-focus photo shoots.
Tags: darjeeling, environment, gecko, ghoom, herpetology, india, lizard, photography, reptile, wildlife
Dreaming of sunsets over the sea
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Rays of light on Radhanagar Beach, Havelock Island
I’ve been writing a travelogue and environmental essay. Which has me thinking of the Andamans, sand and diving.
Thankfully, I get back to the sea next week, if only for a little while. FYI, starting Monday, the blog will be on autopilot for a few days.
The sunset above was just too easy.
Tags: andaman and nicobar, beach, environment, havelock, india, photography, sunset
Unexplored Andamans: A scientist’s playground
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More often thought of as paradise for beach bums and scuba divers, the Andaman Islands are also a scientist’s playground, an alluring cache of uncharted island biodiversity. The archipelago lies about 1,200 kilometers from India in the middle of the Bay of Bengal.
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Tags: andaman and nicobar, andaman islands day gecko, conservation, emerging nations, environment, india, island, journalism, Phelsuma andamanensis, photography, wandoor, wildlife
Shy little bastard. Come out and play.
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under photography
Not very funny for a clownfish.
Tags: andaman and nicobar, clownfish, conservation, diving, environment, fish, island, ocean, photography, sea, wildlife
Creatures of the Andaman deep
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under photography
A full gallery of images from diving in the Andamans. All in one place. To accompany a story on India’s nascent diving industry, the unofficial headquarters of which is on Havelock Island, smack in the middle of the Bay of Bengal.
Tags: andaman and nicobar, conservation, diving, environment, havelock, journalism, ocean, photography, sea, wildlife
How do you like them clownfish?
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under photography
From Anemone Reef, Havelock Island
I can't get enough
Tags: andaman and nicobar, anemone, anemonefish, clownfish, diving, environment, havelock, india, ocean, photography, sea, shenanigans, wildlife
