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It's the look in the gray langur's eyes (#2) that gets me. Wonderful job.


Apr 06, 2020 at 04:37 PM
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RockvilleBob wrote:
What a great series, thought provoking.
Especially like the shots that show expression - easier with mammals than birds. Dotty and male cub are exceptional. Jousting Asses - terrific. The short toed eagle has great eyes, penetrating. I like the gouse i flight sequence. The upset Samber is another one with great expression.
Indeed, we give lip service to providing for future generations as our short term vision saps the energy from the world we love.


thanks Bob. appreciate it.



Apr 06, 2020 at 08:15 PM
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gunmetal wrote:
National parks
Wildlife refuge
Environmentally sensitive areas
Air quality regulations
Water quality regulations
Departments of environmental quality
Clean energy initiatives

These are just a few that humans have instituted for the benefit of our lovely planet.


thanks gunmetal for your perspective, I think it's too little too late.



Apr 06, 2020 at 08:17 PM
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Awesome set KD. Where you were hiding these. TFS and YGMV


Apr 06, 2020 at 10:18 PM
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Wow, first one is awesome and rest are too...... but the first one totally... voted!


Apr 07, 2020 at 12:24 AM
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gunmetal wrote:
National parks
Wildlife refuge
Environmentally sensitive areas
Air quality regulations
Water quality regulations
Departments of environmental quality
Clean energy initiatives

These are just a few that humans have instituted for the benefit of our lovely planet.


You are kidding, right? Without man's destructiveness, and excessive breeding, none of this would have been necessary.



Apr 07, 2020 at 01:37 AM
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Oosty wrote:
You are kidding, right? Without man's destructiveness, and excessive breeding, none of this would have been necessary.


No. Someone pointed out that they couldn't find a single thing man has done to benefit the planet and I just shared a handful that I feel like benefit the planet and nature. But I do understand that I usually find myself in the minority as I consider myself an environmentalist, just not an anti-human environmentalist, which either tend to be the majority or the loudest.



Apr 07, 2020 at 10:55 AM
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bibek wrote:
Excellent KD. Love the expressions and the message they convey.


thanks Bibek sir. Hopefully these denizens of Bandhavgarh survive the recent scare and you are able to go there soon



Apr 07, 2020 at 11:48 AM
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Superb set, KD!! Thanks for sharing.

#1 with the engaging tiger and the kingfisher are my favorites!

Voted.

Stay safe!!

Jeff



Apr 07, 2020 at 11:57 AM
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kdacharya wrote:
thanks Bibek sir. Hopefully these denizens of Bandhavgarh survive the recent scare and you are able to go there soon


Lets hope so KD. At least they may scare away the poachers because they market will not accept the tainted goods.



Apr 07, 2020 at 12:43 PM
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bobbytan wrote:
WOW ... the first 3 are extremely powerful images! Great stuff, my friend! Voted!

thanks so much Bobby. appreciate your support. the winter light is to die for.



Apr 07, 2020 at 03:36 PM
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mikedec wrote:
Love the portraits. Very nice set.

thanks so much Mike. to be in the presence of these animals is like being in heaven



Apr 07, 2020 at 03:45 PM
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Be glad that big carnivorous cats don't run the world. Imagine the bloody sports equivalent of football games for them.

Luckily, they don't have much manipulative ability.

But what about big parrots? They can use their beaks with a lot of facility and are smart. If you have spent much time observing social groups of parrots, you may not want them in charge either.

While your photos are xlnt. I don't really get the romanticization of other species. All species will aggress against conspecifics and usually against other species. And think how a mechanism to avoid increasing population size would evolve - what is the selection pressure for that?

Or, let's look at a recent thread here - the flowerpiercers. These birds CHEAT. They are "supposed" to drink nectar the good way, out of the flower from the top, where they will get pollen on their head and help the flowers have sex. But, no they chop a hole in the bottom, exposing the flower to accelerated decay and without transferring pollen.

I have hundreds of other examples of such things. Nature is not what people usually think it is.

I also have not seen anyone else build a warning system for planetary defense so we can avoid impacts from large asteroids.




Apr 07, 2020 at 06:18 PM
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p.3 #14 · p.3 #14 · Looking for Answers - Humans - what are you doing?


A beautiful set of images KD, very thought provocking.

Dave



Apr 07, 2020 at 06:50 PM
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These are so nice! Loved all of them, but the tiger pictures are superb!
YGMV.
~Mansur



Apr 07, 2020 at 07:50 PM
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arbitrage wrote:
Great portraits KD.

The human population is out of control....hence nature tries to intervene with a virus...unfortunately we are all selfish and try to stop it from running its course. At least when the asteroid hits we won't be able to stop it....


thanks Geoff. what a shame what we have done to the natural world.



Apr 07, 2020 at 09:47 PM
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Chris Schlaf wrote:
Very nice images, I think about what you wrote every day :-(

thanks so much Chris, it is a worrisome matter for sure.



Apr 08, 2020 at 09:50 AM
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p.3 #18 · p.3 #18 · Looking for Answers - Humans - what are you doing?


Thanks for sharing - your composition is always great.
I have noticed a striking decrease in the number of stray/wild monkeys on highways in India (at least the South). Did they succumb to human diseases? traffic accidents? reproductive issues?
Sunny



Apr 08, 2020 at 02:10 PM
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kmunroe wrote:
very nice images KD


thanks so much Kenny



Apr 08, 2020 at 10:39 PM
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I Agree.


Apr 08, 2020 at 11:04 PM
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