Treasures nature holds. [Purple sapphire (Heliophorus epicles)]

Here's a dilemma.. You see a cute bird. And you see a cute kid. Then you see the kid kill the bird with this slingshot. Will you punish the kid? This is very common in many villages in Nashik. It leads to empty forests - no birds, no chirping, no singing. Only silence!

Forest protection is a tough job and often fraught with danger. It was a long chase on a narrow road in bad weather before the forest protection unit could finally nab the timber smugglers. Bravo!

Small joys in life. Sikkim Common Tit (Hypolycaena erylus himavantus)

A brilliant article by Precious Kamei about a wonderful researcher Varad Giri and on the importance of engaging common citizens, with or without a science background, in the study of natural world and biodiversity. Incidentally, Dr Giri has worked on a project in Tripura too!

A greater flameback woodpecker in a tropical moist deciduous forest in the north east.

The adult female greater flameback is clearly distinguishable from male by the colour of its crown. While the crown of the adult male is invariably red, female's crown is generally black spotted with white.

A common leopard or spotted rustic on a bright sunny day.

A common tiger butterfly. #TitliTuesday

Mass planting programmes, besides generating awareness on environment conservation, are an effective tool of #greening waste/ degraded lands in quick time.

All about vultures! Worth reading.

"Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained." -Marie Curie [Lesser necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax monileger)]

Everyone has his own journey. Trust yourself. (Common crow butterfly)

Small joys in life. [Oriental lesser grass blue (Zizina otis otis)] #TitliTuesday

In the silence of the woods. Bengal Pallid Nawab (Charaxes arja arja)

There are days when nothing makes sense and the world seems upside down. Thankfully, nature's small mercies always save the day. The pea blue or long-tailed blue (Lampides boeticus) is legally protected in India under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

Small joys in life. Grateful. Red-spot Jezebel (Delias descombesi) #TitliTuesday

Another picture of the exquisite beauty from the same day! Prasada Rao IFS #TitliTuesday

या देवी सर्वभूतेषु शक्तिरूपेण संस्थिता  नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः May Maa #Tripurasundari bless everyone.

The emerald beauty! (clear-winged forest glory)