[Leica] Rainforest Continued

[ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)]

had never heard of the giant squirrel--thanks

the flying hornbills are impressive shots with the sharp focus against the 
oof background

ric


On Sep 4, 2010, at 1:48 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:

> A few more shots from Valparai:
> 
> 1. Nilgiri Langur, a canopy dweller. Very shy and reclusive, they bolt at
> the sight of humans due to a long history of being hunted for meat. Makes
> them quite difficult to photograph well:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Rainforest/_JGA9739.jpg.html
> 
> 2. Malabar or Indian Giant Squirrel - a large canopy dwelling squirrel 
> found
> in the southern half of the country:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Rainforest/_JGR3344.jpg.html
> 
> 
> 3. Great Indian Hornbill - two shots of this most majestic and photogenic
> bird in flight - though the ground looks like pristine rainforest, it is
> actually tea and coffee plantations full of trees imported from Africa &
> Australia - not great for the endemic species. This is basically because
> species like African Tulip and Eucalyptus can be harvested without the
> forest department's permission, and endemic varieties need the permission.
> The plantation owners, most of whom have scant regard for the environment
> anyway, naturally choose short term profit instead of long term health of a
> habitat:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Rainforest/_JGA9691.jpg.html
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Rainforest/_JGA9702.jpg.html
> 
> Comments and criticism, as always, welcome.
> 
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
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