Shakha at Filmfrenzy 2025 kolkata

The event https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMbhoC75v2g

Total Lunar Eclipse

One images a day series - Day 1988 since lockdown,8th Sept 2025. Lunar Eclipse and Red Moon as seen from India © Rajat Ghosh, stock footage / pictures available for licensing

a few minutes into the eclipse,

A brother who left too soon

How does one write about a friend who has been there with a smile ever so often, but gone Now. Be it going for a outing , or if family needed help. In case my sis was visiting and needed a ride, Or someone else who needed help in any way there was this ever smiling gentleman, Gone too soon and we will miss you , popularly called Anna by one and many,

Treepie and water

the pleasure of water in life, how amazing and all birds and animals...

Lets do our bit so they can thank the Good lord!

The treepies (known also as crypsirinines from the subfamily's name, Crypsirininae) There are 12 species of treepie. Some treepies are similar to magpies. Most treepies are black, white, gray or brown. They are found in Southeast Asia. They live in tropical forests. They are highly arboreal and rarely come to the ground to feed.

Juicy breakfast today - Golden Oriole

Looking for food

 

  

AHA what do we have here

AHA a nice juicy one

 Got it 

Film Frenzy and me

 

Great news for people of Kolkata( the venue of the film fest )

Metro 2 more lines are starting, which will make commuting easier

 

 

Shankha

And Empty nest, two of our films has made it to Film Frenzy final round,

Here is me at the screening 

 

 

Congrats Shivangi and Vyas

 

A dear friends family welcomes a lovely baby girl, so happy for her and her daughter-in-law n son, happened on 9^th Rakhee purnima day, an very auspicious day

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EMPTY NEST makes it to its 2nd film festival, do join us for the screening 18-21st aug

 DO come for the screening of the film in Kolkata,

 

 The stars of the show 

AUgust street 2025

 AM CrPF jawan on a foggy morning at Dalma

Kids doign what they do best , play on guys

 AN gentelman who sleeps on the street of jamshedpur

Bottle green fly at play today

Bottle Green fly (Lucilia sericata) is a blowfly found in most areas of the world and is the most well-known of the numerous green bottle fly species. Its body is 10–14 mm (0.39–0.55 in) in length – slightly larger than a house fly

and has brilliant, metallic, blue-green or golden coloration with black markings. It has short, sparse, black bristles (setae) and three cross-grooves on the thorax. The wings are clear with light brown veins, and the legs and antennae are black. Lucilia sericata is common all over the temperate and tropical regions of the planet, including Europe, Africa, and Australia. It prefers warm and moist climates, so is especially common in coastal regions, The female lays her eggs in carrion of all kinds, sometimes in the skin or hair of live animals, causing myiasis. The larvae feed on decaying organic tissue.

The defining characteristic of L. sericata and the one most used when identifying the adult fly is the presence of three bristles on the dorsal mesothorax, located on the middle of the back of the fly

 

While unsightly and a nuisance, the green bottle fly is also a potential threat to human health since these pests transmit diseases like dysentery and salmonellosis through food contamination. Symptoms can range from mild cramps to severe diarrhea, vomiting, headache, weakness and fever.

is a crucial player in the process of pollination. Their efficiency, adaptability, and collaboration with certain plant species make them contributors to the health and sustainability of ecosystems.

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Bee's and dragon fly this week

 

All are at work, be it bees or ants, every one of them busy feeding as rains let up on this monsoon day

 

 

 

A housefly, they are mostly found around decaying food and human habitation, also called musca domestica.

 

 

 

 

Carpenter bee; black with shiny underside, females are capable of stinging, these get there name as they burrow into wood, hard wood, but are not dangerous,

https://youtu.be/zrq-4gYRrgc

 

click on the link for a video of the carpenterBee

 

 

 

A female dragon fly:

These dragonflies are often noticed due to their colors. Males are generally very brightly cultured, ranging from totally red in several species, to the rich blue; females tend to be dull brown or orange.  This is a female

Like most libellulids they tend to perch on sticks, reeds or stones near water, flying out to catch insects then returning to their perch.

 

 

A drive up to dalma top

 Fogg and more at Dalma top on this monsoon day

Bird sighting enroute

A new channel as we roam the countryside and thought that flow through us as we do our travel,
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In this episode filmed in dalma Jharkhand we go off-roading in the monsoon, towards a Shiva temple on top. Shravan month is here folks pay there obedience to lord Shiva and more

 

Our ride on this day

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Indian Golden Oriole, feeding with love

 

Indian  Golden Oriole, (Oriolus kundoo) is a species of oriole found in the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia. The species was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the Eurasian golden oriole, but is now considered a full species. Adults can be told apart from the Eurasian golden oriole by the black of the eye stripe extending behind the eye.

The female is dull greenish-yellow overall with dirty brown/green wings and a completely yellowish tail. Both males and females have red iris. Most often found feeding in tree canopies either singly or in pairs.

 

  The Indian golden oriole is a partial migrant.  It breeds in central Asia and the Indian subcontinent. The Indian populations are largely resident while the other populations are migratory The breeding season is April to August, the nest being a small cup placed in a fork near the end of a branch. 

 

  

 

Nests are often built in the vicinity of the nest of a black drongo, Both parents take part in nest and brood care

Orioles feed on fruits, nectar, and insects

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Koklass Pheasent in feb

 

Koklass Pheasent another very shy bird, caught in the rain. Found in very high altitude, largely vegetarian, consuming pine nuts, shoots, bamboo shoots, and seeds. They become highly insectivorous during the warmer months, feeding almost exclusively on ants,

 

 we had seen these birds in chopta, in Uttarakhand

mom - daughter

 The hand that guides you in most major trips of life

Asian bee eater at work

  Like other bee-eaters, this species is a richly coloured, slender bird. It is about 9 inches long,  with about 2 inches made up by the elongated central tail-feathers. 

The sexes are not visually distinguishable. The entire plumage is bright green and tinged with blue especially on the chin and throat.

 

THE STORY

Hunting mode on

Going for the kill

CAUGHT it

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Barn Swallow and stories of them

 

Barn Swallows dart gracefully over fields, barnyards, and open water in search of flying insect prey. Look for the long, deeply forked tail that streams out behind this agile flyer and sets it apart from  other  swallows.

 

the Barn Swallow is said to have consoled Christ on the cross, and in many areas superstitious farmers believe that nesting Barn Swallows bring good luck to their farm. Farms certainly bring good luck to Barn Swallows.

 

Swallow tattoos are one of the most popular in the navy and have a number of meanings. Each swallow represents 5,000 nautical miles in a sailor's career. A swallow with a dagger would be used as a memorial of a lost comrade at sea

 

 

 

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