India Nature Watch - Nature related photographs http://www.indianaturewatch.net/ Wildlife Photographs from India en-us Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:00:01 -0700 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:00:01 -0700 India Nature Watch team@indianaturewatch.net team@indianaturewatch.net 60 India Nature Watch - View at Varthur Kere.... http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=669485 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 04:15:05 -0800 Ranjini Kamath http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=669485
Ranjini Kamath: View at Varthur Kere....
]]> India Nature Watch - <h1> <font color = blue> Standing dead, yet sustaining life </h1/p> http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=669441 <!-- INW Short Code — Format-10C (800px, Rounded Corners) --> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" width="800" style="border-collapse:separate; border-spacing:0; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; color:#000; border:2px solid #000; border-radius:8px; background-color:#fffefa; overflow:hidden;"> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background-color:#fff8c6; text-align:center; padding:10px 8px; font-size:16px; border-top-left-radius:8px; border-top-right-radius:8px;"> <strong>Standing dead, yet sustaining life</strong> </th> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold; width:260px; padding:8px; border-top:1px solid #000; border-right:1px solid #000;"> EXIF </td> <td style="padding:8px; border-top:1px solid #000;"> 1/1250 sec · f/6.3 · ISO 2000 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold; padding:8px; border-top:1px solid #000; border-right:1px solid #000;"> Description </td> <td style="padding:8px; border-top:1px solid #000;"> Once full of leaves, this tree quietly served life without seeking attention. It offered shade during harsh summers, hosted birds and insects, and helped cool the land beneath it. Its roots held the soil firm, protecting the earth during rains and storms. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold; padding:8px; border-top:1px solid #000; border-right:1px solid #000;"> Life Cycle </td> <td style="padding:8px; border-top:1px solid #000;"> Time weakened its trunk, storms broke its branches, and leaves fell for the last time. The tree died standing — just as seen here. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold; padding:8px; border-top:1px solid #000; border-right:1px solid #000;"> Ecological Role </td> <td style="padding:8px; border-top:1px solid #000;"> Even after death, it continues to serve. Birds nest in its hollows, insects feed and thrive, fungi break down the wood, and nutrients slowly return to the soil, supporting future plant life. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold; padding:8px; border-top:1px solid #000; border-right:1px solid #000; border-bottom-left-radius:8px;"> Reflection </td> <td style="padding:8px; border-top:1px solid #000; border-bottom-right-radius:8px;"> A tree is never useless — not when it lives, not when it dies. <br> What once reached the sky now strengthens the earth. <strong> </strong><br> They are homes, food, and the future of forests. </td> </tr> </table> Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:48:39 -0800 Krishnamurthy-K http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=669441
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Standing dead, yet sustaining life


]]> India Nature Watch - <h1> <font color = blue> Carissa carandas </h1/p> http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=669270 <!-- INW Short Code — Format–10C (800px, rounded corners, centered header, yellow header, full borders) --> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" width="800" style="border-collapse:separate; border-spacing:0; text-align:left; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; color:#000; border:2px solid #000; border-radius:8px; background-color:#fffefa;"> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background-color:#fff8c6; border:1px solid #000; border-top-left-radius:8px; border-top-right-radius:8px; padding:8px 10px; font-size:18px; font-weight:bold; text-align:center;"> Carissa carandas — Karonda </th> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold; width:30%; border-top:1px solid #000; border-right:1px solid #000; padding:6px 8px;"> EXIF </td> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000; padding:6px 8px;"> 1/400 – F4 – ISO 500 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold; border-top:1px solid #000; border-right:1px solid #000; padding:6px 8px;"> Size </td> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000; padding:6px 8px;"> Shrub to small tree; berry size approx. 8–12 mm. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold; border-top:1px solid #000; border-right:1px solid #000; padding:6px 8px;"> Family </td> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000; padding:6px 8px;"> Apocynaceae </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold; border-top:1px solid #000; border-right:1px solid #000; padding:6px 8px;"> Type </td> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000; padding:6px 8px;"> Evergreen shrub / small tree with thorny branches. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold; border-top:1px solid #000; border-right:1px solid #000; padding:6px 8px;"> Native to </td> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000; padding:6px 8px;"> South and Southeast Asia </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold; border-top:1px solid #000; border-right:1px solid #000; padding:6px 8px;"> Appearance </td> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000; padding:6px 8px;"> Glossy oval leaves; branching thorns; small bright red berries that turn dark when ripe. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold; border-top:1px solid #000; border-right:1px solid #000; padding:6px 8px;"> Flowering season </td> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000; padding:6px 8px;"> Flowers and fruits through warm months; peak varies regionally. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold; border-top:1px solid #000; border-right:1px solid #000; padding:6px 8px;"> Uses </td> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000; padding:6px 8px;"> Fruits eaten raw, pickled, or in jams and chutneys; used as hedge plant. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold; border-top:1px solid #000; border-right:1px solid #000; padding:6px 8px;"> Medicinal properties </td> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000; padding:6px 8px;"> Traditionally used for digestive support; antioxidant and vitamin-rich. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-weight:bold; border-top:1px solid #000; border-right:1px solid #000; border-bottom-left-radius:8px; border-bottom:1px solid #000; padding:6px 8px;"> Ecological role </td> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000; border-bottom:1px solid #000; border-bottom-right-radius:8px; padding:6px 8px;"> Provides food for birds and pollinators; effective hedge and habitat plant. </td> </tr> </table> Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:39:21 -0800 Krishnamurthy-K http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=669270
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Carissa carandas


]]> India Nature Watch - <h1> <font color = blue> Ficus sp. </h1/p> http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=669222 <!-- INW Short Code — Format–10 (800px, rounded corners, yellow header, full borders) --> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" width="800" style="border-collapse:separate; border-spacing:0; text-align:left; font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:14px; color:#000; border:2px solid #000; border-radius:8px; overflow:hidden;"> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="background:#fff8c6; padding:10px 12px; font-size:18px; text-align:center; border-bottom:1px solid #000; border-top-left-radius:8px; border-top-right-radius:8px;"> Ficus sp. </th> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:260px; padding:8px 12px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #000;"> Exif </td> <td style="padding:8px 12px; border:1px solid #000;"> 1/200 – F4 – ISO 1600 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding:8px 12px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #000;"> Family </td> <td style="padding:8px 12px; border:1px solid #000;"> Moraceae </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding:8px 12px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #000;"> Type </td> <td style="padding:8px 12px; border:1px solid #000;"> Tree / Fig (syconia on branches) </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding:8px 12px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #000;"> Native to </td> <td style="padding:8px 12px; border:1px solid #000;"> Tropical Asia (likely) — depends on species </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding:8px 12px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #000;"> Flowering season </td> <td style="padding:8px 12px; border:1px solid #000;"> Figs produce multiple crops; seasonality varies by species and location. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding:8px 12px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #000;"> Uses </td> <td style="padding:8px 12px; border:1px solid #000;"> Fruits eaten by birds and mammals; some Ficus species have traditional uses; edible when ripe for certain species. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding:8px 12px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #000;"> Medicinal properties </td> <td style="padding:8px 12px; border:1px solid #000;"> Various Ficus species are used in traditional medicine (anti-inflammatory, digestive aids) — species-specific. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding:8px 12px; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #000; border-bottom-left-radius:8px;"> Ecological role </td> <td style="padding:8px 12px; border:1px solid #000; border-bottom-right-radius:8px;"> Important keystone species: fruits feed wildlife; supports fig wasp pollinators and many frugivores. </td> </tr> </table> Sat, 29 Nov 2025 23:00:26 -0800 Krishnamurthy-K http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=669222
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Ficus sp.


]]> India Nature Watch - Fairy Inkcap Mashroom http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=668511 Found this beautiful Mashroom colony at my backyard on a wooden log. Thu, 09 Oct 2025 08:29:26 -0700 Subhasis Roy http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=668511
Subhasis Roy: Fairy Inkcap Mashroom
]]> India Nature Watch - RED-CRESTED POCHARD AT SUN SET http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=668122 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 18:30:17 -0700 KALYAN BRATA SANTRA http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=668122
KALYAN BRATA SANTRA: RED-CRESTED POCHARD AT SUN SET
]]> India Nature Watch - http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=668118 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 17:59:48 -0700 KALYAN BRATA SANTRA http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=668118
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]]> India Nature Watch - http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=668117 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 17:49:30 -0700 KALYAN BRATA SANTRA http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=668117
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]]> India Nature Watch - Colorful Fungi http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=668056 Found this Colorful Fungi on a wooden log. ID of this of this Colorful Fungi is requested. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 07:17:17 -0700 Subhasis Roy http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=668056
Subhasis Roy: Colorful Fungi
]]> India Nature Watch - Fungus like object http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=667497 Found this Fungus like object on the leaf of Hibiscus. One side of this Brown patch is penetrated by a dead stick of plant and not related with this object. Please through some light about this object. Thu, 17 Jul 2025 08:38:28 -0700 Subhasis Roy http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=667497
Subhasis Roy: Fungus like object
]]> India Nature Watch - <h1> <font color = blue> Selaginella sp <h1/p> http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=667061 Thanks to Sivakumar ji for the ID confrimation. </p> ginellaceae, commonly known as spikemosses or lesser clubmosses, is a family of vascular </p> plants that are not true mosses but are related to ferns. They are widely distributed, especially</p> in tropical regions, and comprise a single genus, Selaginella, with approximately 750 known species. </p> These plants are often found on forest floors, preferring moist and low-light conditions. </p> Selaginella species have a unique structure, featuring two types of leaves: lateral and median, arranged in </p> rows along the stem. Some species, like Selaginella willdenowii, are known for their iridescent </p>fronds with blue-green and pinkish hues. Thu, 19 Jun 2025 09:41:21 -0700 Krishnamurthy-K http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=667061
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Selaginella sp


]]> India Nature Watch - Mushroom http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=667008 Mon, 16 Jun 2025 10:39:14 -0700 kulur Chethana http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=667008
kulur Chethana: Mushroom
]]> India Nature Watch - <h1> <font color = blue> Wasp's nest <h1/p> http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=666923 ID correction in my previous post given below "Eusocial wasp nest" and thanks to Sivakumar ji for correction th ID </p> <img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54582959792_e3605506c8_b.jpg" width="765" height="1024" alt="DC404500-Edit"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Wed, 11 Jun 2025 22:27:52 -0700 Krishnamurthy-K http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=666923
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Wasp's nest


]]> India Nature Watch - <h1> <font color = blue> Eusocial wasp nest <h1/p> http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=666792 Thnaks to Sivakumar ji for the correction. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 09:53:43 -0700 Krishnamurthy-K http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=666792
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Eusocial wasp nest


]]> India Nature Watch - Jelly-like! Mushrooms growing on a damp log http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=666450 Fri, 16 May 2025 13:21:59 -0700 Hayath Mohammed http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=666450
Hayath Mohammed: Jelly-like! Mushrooms growing on a damp log
]]> India Nature Watch - Early morning dew drops http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=666350 Sun, 11 May 2025 23:10:59 -0700 Hayath Mohammed http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=666350
Hayath Mohammed: Early morning dew drops
]]> India Nature Watch - Horse with Young http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=665893 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 19:42:21 -0700 Shantilal Varu http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=665893
Shantilal Varu: Horse with Young
]]> India Nature Watch - My YouTube on different lenses and their application http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=665458 Hi there!!! Pls watch my YouTube video on photography lenses by clicking the following link- https://youtu.be/Xyb6kTdM_eY Sun, 23 Mar 2025 18:12:09 -0700 Sagar Mhatre http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=665458
Sagar Mhatre: My YouTube on different lenses and their application
]]> India Nature Watch - World Wildlife Day 2025 Celebrate Urban Biodiversity http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=665100 It is imperative to document and monitor the Urban Biodiversity of of concrete jungles. As we gear up to celebrate World Wildlide Day 2025, let us also pledge to support and work towards the conservation of wildlife of our cities ... which was their home, just som time back ! Mon, 03 Mar 2025 08:48:23 -0800 SANJEEV SHEVADE http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=665100
SANJEEV SHEVADE: World Wildlife Day 2025 Celebrate Urban Biodiversity
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