Insects are one of the most diverse of all living things on this planet. This amazing diversity among them has resulted in them becoming the most widespread and probably the most numerous of all animal species. To bring forth this kind of variety, I always wonder, if there must be a very powerful high level algorithm, that keeps generating these varied genetic make ups, with sometimes subtle but mostly drastic distinctions....
Monsoons have set in and with them have brought in a wonderful feeling of love and romance at Agumbe. This is what I felt when I recently visited the place as a part of the Rainforest Rendezvous with Darter Photography The whole camp site was lush green with lovely streams crisscrossing the place. The rains were coming down in powerful short spells and there was a pleasant cool breeze billowing across....
Another tryst with Agumbe, the rainforest paradise……,just couldn’t resist the temptation of visiting this amazing place again. Joined Darter for yet another photography workshop to this place, was wonderful….. True to its reputation, it was pouring and pouring, like there wasn’t going to be a tomorrow. Lots and lots of rain, lots of leeches, lots of getting soaking wet with absolutely no concept of ‘being dry’….and amongst all these, lots and lots of fun, learning and photographing…....
Few more pics from my trip to the rain forest paradise, Agumbe…….Hope you enjoy them…. Frog in the water..... Bi-colored frog...... From Nature's own jewellery collection... From Nature's own jewellery collection...- a pendant.... The Coil....of a Malabar Pit Viper ( brown morph ) The S.....Green vine snake Eagerly awaiting my next visit to this beautiful place….hope I get to meet the ‘King’ of Agumbe…… the King Cobra :-)………....
Earlier posts here and here. During the camp, we stayed at the Rainforest Ecology - Kaalinga camp site, in tents pitched right inside the rain forest. The site is being run by the famed herpetologist Gowri Shankar and his team. The place has all the basic amenities which are very neatly maintained and the food, wow, very sumptuous, made from locally available ingredients, is worth writing home about….Nothing like getting back to good food after the arduous trekking trails…....