Winged desert rats
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under photography
The one in the middle is clearly giving me the stink eye
In honor of my upcoming trip to the desert state of Rajasthan, here are 2004-era pigeons from a royal courtyard in Jaipur. Though we tend to think of pigeons as diseased garbage birds, in Islam (and even in some secular segments of India) they are respected or even lucky.
Tags: culture, desert, india, photography, pigeon, rajasthan, religion, tourism, wildlife
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
That’s why the lady is a tramp
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under photography
She's pretty cute
I have enough friends who like dogs. Even street dogs. This one’s for you.
Tags: delhi, dog, india, photography, wildlife
Headed for Pondicherry and diving
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under photography
Look at that bite
My mother is here in India visiting. We’re taking a little trip to Pondicherry in what was once French colonial territory until 1954. I’m also going to get in a couple days of diving. Mom may give it a shot, too.
Tags: diving, fish, french, india, ocean, photography, pondicherry, wildlife
Unexplored Andamans: A scientist’s playground
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under photography
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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
