Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Western Ghats PHOTOGRAPHS BY N.A. NASEER






Rare moments of life in the forests of the Western Ghats captured by a dedicated wildlife enthusiast. 
Photograph N.A. NASEER


An elephant and a gaur (Indian bison) at the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve.







THE RUDDY MONGOOSE, often found in the forest hills of India and Sri Lanka.









THE EMERALD DOVE, also called the green-winged pigeon.







N.A. NASEER. Wildlife enthusiasts like him with passion and a spirit of adventure have captured interesting moments in the forests.





THE BONNET MACAQUE. It is in the forests that nature presents itself in its simplest and most pristine form.







THE GRIZZLED GIANT squirrel.











A YOUNG, SUREFOOTED Nilgiri tahr in the Eravikulam National Park.









OTTERS, SEMI-AQUATIC MAMMALS, lazing around. A fascinating sight in the wild.









THE SLOTH BEAR with cub. 









THE MONITOR LIZARD





TIGERS AT THE Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, which was declared the 38th tiger reserve in India on February 19.





THE JACKAL





THE LION-TAILED MACAQUE. Its abode is the Silent Valley and Nelliyampathy forest tracts in Palakkad district in Kerala.







THE NILGIRI MARTEN


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