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  message[0]="1. My most recent photo, a self-portrait. I took up photography seriously just over a year back and most of the photos seen here were clicked over the past year. Go through the album to know more about me.";
  message[1]="2. This photo was clicked on my brother's 5th birthday. I was 2 and half years old.";
  message[2]="3. My brother's recent photo. It was clicked by me on a beach very close to our home. The structure in the background is a popular yoga-meditation centre.";
  message[3]="4. My parents. This photo was clicked a few years back at my mom's ancestral home. This home is more than 80 years old.";
  message[4]="5. Clicked at the beach in the late evening. I always carry my camera when I go to the beach and so when I saw these the warm tones I clicked a few shots.";
  message[5]="6. Saw this butterfly busy feasting on the nectar. Lucky it was very co-operative and so happily I have my first clear shot of a butterfly on a flower. The flower was growing wild in the fields close to my home and was just about 3 cms. in diameter.";
  message[6]="7. Self-portraits done with pencil. I used to do a lot of sketch work when free. These are two of my better efforts. Does me credit but no one should grudge the artistic license!";
  message[7]="8. A photo clicked from a bridge, of a river running below. As mentioned earlier, rivers and bridges are part of the scene in Kerala wherever you go. The other bridge seen in the photo is a railway bridge.";
  message[8]="9. The place is Matheran, a hill station near Mumbai. Clicked during my college days.";
  message[9]="10. Just happened to step into the balcony before dinner and loved the sight of the near full moon that greeted me. It was the peak of summer but very cloudy and the view breathtaking. So I got the camera and clicked a few photos. This happens to be one of the better ones of the lot.";
  message[10]="11. I was lucky to get very clear and close shots of the Ruddy Turnstone. I saw a flock of them and inched closer and closer and though they got jittery they did not take-flight. I was lucky to get these two so perfectly positioned.";
  message[11]="12. This photo reminds me of Gandhi's quote: When I admire the wonder of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in worship of the Creator.";
  message[12]="13. A pretty nice photo of a single Sandwich Tern amongst many Lesser Crested Terns. It is the bird on the left that is the Sandwich Tern as distinguished by its yellow-tipped black bill. I was lucky to get the couple of terns in flight that were about to land.";
  message[13]="14. This is a composite of two photos clicked by me. I had seen one such photo and thought of creating one of my own using two different shots, one of a sunset and the other of the moon.";
  message[14]="15. Clicked this Indian Palm Squirrel in the backyard. This squirrel was busy making a racket for some reason and I thought I would see if I could get a clear shot of it. So I took the camera and went close to the jackfruit tree on which it was perched hoping it would not scoot off.";
  message[15]="16. The bird is a commonly found Purple-Rumped Sunbird. These birds are just 10 cm. long and very active making them a very hard target. This photo was taken from a bedroom of my home. It was just 15 feet away but too busy feeding on the nectar to bother about me.";
  message[16]="17. A shot of the dusk clicked from the balcony of my home. Nature wielding a palette with a riot of colours to hold us spellbound. My home is halfway down a hill and so I can see the sun dip below me on its departure.";
  message[17]="18. The Black Drongo with its forked tail is a common sight all over the country. Generally flies in short sallies while occasionally dropping to the ground to capture prey. Eats small lizards and insects. This photo was clicked from my bedroom window.";
  message[18]="19. A lotus. Saw it growing in a small stream which had muddy water and the flower shone like a star in it.";
  message[19]="20. This fellow is the friendly Red-Whiskered Bulbul. These birds are not too nervous in the presence of humans. They have a very sweet call. Sadly this bird is considered as a popular cage-bird.";
  message[20]="21. This is the Greater Racket-Tailed Drongo. To know why it is named so take a close look at the tail extensions. This bird is a confirmed exhibitionist who loves to attract attention with its loud cries. It's a fairly good mimic and does a good imitation of a cats meow and crows crowing.";
  message[21]="22. A hibiscus growing in the back garden. The plant was too tall for me to get a close up of the flower, which was more then four feet above me, and so I had to pluck it in order to capture this macro shot.";
  message[22]="23. Clicked this White-throated Kingfisher while on the way back from the beach. In this photo the colouration can be seen in its entirety. These 28 cm long birds are frequently found far from the water looking for prey. They eat frogs, insects, lizards, small rodents; eating fish only occasionally.";
  message[23]="24. This bird is considered as one of India's finest songsters. The Oriental Magpie Robin is commonly found all over the country. This particular bird is a female as distinguished by its grey colour unlike the black of the males.";
  message[24]="25. Nature's bouquet. A natural Bougainvillea arrangement which was perfect and did not need any manipulation on my part. This photo was clicked in the front garden of my home.";
  message[25]="26. A Common Tailorbird. These birds are just 13 cm. long and like most birds of this size they are very active thus making them hard to photograph. This photo was clicked in our neighbours garden when the bird took a break from its usual hectic foraging.";
  message[26]="27. A Loten's Sunbird. These sunbirds are rarer than the Purple-Rump. Also at 13 cm. they are a bit bigger. This particular bird is a male as distinguished by the purple colour. These birds are important pollinating agents of many flowering trees.";
  message[27]="28. A potted rose clicked in the garden. This photo was clicked with the macro setting of the FZ8. It came out well enough for me to include it in this collection.";
  message[28]="29. An Indian Rufous Treepie perched on the external rearview mirror of the car. This bird is of the crow family and the resemblance to the common crow can be seen in the beak and head area. It has a varied diet and eats anything from fruits, flower nectar, insects, lizards and small birds.";
  message[29]="30. Clicked this juvenile Black-Hooded Oriole from my bedroom window while it was perched on a teak tree growing in the front garden. Arboreal and very energetic bird. Flits between trees and branches looking for grubs. Often seen in groups. Adults have a dark black head and pink-red beak.";
  message[30]="31. The Asian Koel famous for its kuoo...kuooo.... call. This fellow is a male. Diet includes eggs of other birds, snails, insects and fruits. This bird with its black plumage and sinister crimson eyes is a common sight all over the country. Clicked while feasting on berries growing in the backyard.";
  message[31]="32. I had just opened the balcony door early in the morning when I saw this beaut come flying towards me from somewhere in the distance and land on this branch of a teak tree growing in the courtyard. I managed to take three photos in quick succession before the bird flew off.";
  message[32]="33. My first shot of this rather common 31 cm bird. The Hoopoe is a colourful bird, notable for its distinctive 'crown' of feathers.  The species is highly distinctive, with a long, thin tapering bill that is black with a fawn base. It is a solitary forager which typically feeds on the ground.";
  message[33]="34. This is the Chestnut-winged Cuckoo. It is a breeding resident in the Himalayas and north-east India. It winters in Southern India and Sri Lanka. Otherwise very little is known of this bird and so capturing it was very satisfying.";
  message[34]="35. One more of the menagerie who keep frequenting our homestead. Mongooses are commonly found all over the grounds looking for grubs. They can be a nuisance when they dig around in the garden looking for worms but they also help keep away unwelcome visitors like snakes.";
  message[35]="36. Though this is not as sharp a shot as I would have liked, it does give one a good idea of how the Brahminy Kite looks from the ground. These 50 cm birds have a white head and neck, upper back and breast; rest of the plumage is a rich, rusty-chestnut; brownish abdomen and darker tips to flight feathers.";
  message[36]="37. A Yellow-Billed Babbler on the lookout guarding its nest built on a coconut tree in our front garden. Generally these birds move in noisy parties feeding on the ground and it was surprising to see many of the birds, and not just the parents, guarding the nest against predatory birds and cats.";
  message[37]="38. A Jungle Babbler. Very similar in appearance to the Yellow-billed Babblers. Their behaviour is also the same. At 25 cm. just a little bigger than the Yellow-billed Babblers and found all over the country south of the Himalayan foothills.";
  message[38]="39. Clicked this Eurasian Marsh Harrier from my balcony. This bird was about 150 feet above me. The Marsh Harrier's are about 55 cms. long and eat fish, rodents, frogs, small waterbirds and insects.";
  message[39]="40. I was walking along looking at the moon when I passed beneath a guava tree and saw the moon through its branches. I liked the effect of the branches fringing the moon and thought it would make a good photo.";
  message[40]="41. The Greater Coucal (Crow-Pheasant) is a commonly found bird. Often seen with small snakes or other reptiles - which form part of its diet - in its beak. Has a glossy bluish-black plumage with chestnut wings and long black tail. This photo was clicked in the backyard of my home.";
  message[41]="42. A Barred Jungle Owlet couple clicked on a jackfruit tree growing in the backyard. The leaf of banana did come in the way but I feel that it somehow enhances this particular photo. I did try to change the angle to get a better shot, but they resented my attentions and flew off.";
  message[42]="43. The Common Flameback is often seen around my home but this is the first clear photo I have clicked of it. Found this one on the jackfruit tree in the backard. I had to wait for it to reach a spot on the stem that was clear of leaves or branches to get this shot.";
  message[43]="44. A Black-rumped Flameback. This is a male as it has a wholly crimson crest and crown. These birds were named after their bright golden-yellow backs. Very noisy birds often seen in pairs. Also frequently seen hunting in mixed parties. Eats insects, caterpillars, centipedes and also fruits and berries.";
  message[44]="45. A male Vernal Hanging Parrot clicked from the rear balcony of my home. The blue patch on its throat distinguishes it as male. Arboreal and energetic in nature. Often found hanging in the most spectacular manner, as can be seen in this photo, while feeding on seeds and fruits.";
  message[45]="46. The Golden-Fronted Leafbird is very hard to detect in foliage. Food mostly consists of insects and flower-nectar. Noisy birds and so usually heard but not often seen due to its plumage. This photo was clicked from the balcony while the bird took a rest while perched on a teak tree.";
  message[46]="47. Clicked this bird when it was busy feasting on the guava growing in my neighbours property. White-cheeked Barbets are arboreal birds that keep to fruiting trees. They eat mostly fruits, but are also found having flower nectar, or eating insects or lizards. They use their powerful beaks to tear into fruit.";
  message[47]="48. Clicked this Myna while it was perched on my rear balcony. These birds usually are found close to human habitation and are bold, aggressive and curious in nature. Often seen hopping on the ground looking for grubs and are known to raid unattended kitchens.";
  message[48]="49. This is the Eurasian Golden Oriole. The specimen seen is a female as can be distinguished by the brown streaks below. The males have a brighter golden-yellow plumage. Often heard but rarely seen in spite of its bright colour. This photo was clicked from the rear balcony of my home.";
  message[49]="50. Golden Orb. One more photo of the alluring moon. This is the kind of photo every aspiring photographer would like to have in his portfolio. Not a bad effort on my part. I do not think that I would ever tire of clicking the moon.";
  message[50]="51. A clear shot of a Little Egret, captured while perched on a boat. Lost a bit of its toe because the boat was rocking a bit. I got up close as I do not like to crop images, this is uncropped. The Egrets often tuck their necks in this fashion making them look more like Herons.";
  message[51]="52. Was driving by when I saw a cow tied to a stake about 20 feet from the road. Besides it were four Cattle Egrets, this one just ten odd feet away. Had to actually zoom out to get it full.";
  message[52]="53. Had to take some trouble to get so close to this Pond Heron. But all the trouble paid off. This is an uncropped photo. This is the non-breeding plumage which can be seen clearly. The most common of the herons found in India. Often seen in road-side ditches or tidal creeks and river-banks.";
  message[53]="54. You might think that with this striking yellow plumage these birds would be conspicuous, but in reality unless they move it is really hard to detect them in foliage. These birds are stictly arboreal and often seen in groups. Like the other Orioles they eat nectar, fruits and insects.";
  message[54]="55. Was driving by when I saw this Little Cormorant fly past to land on this coconut tree and spread its wings out to dry. This is a common practice after the bird has been in water which is often. Seen in this photo is the bird in its breeding plumage.";
  message[55]="56. Captured this commonly found bird at the beach. The waders do tend to look alike as they have similar characteristics. The longs legs of these birds can help them move really fast on the sand. I realised this when I was following this fellow waiting to get the right shot.";
  message[56]="57. Heard a racket outside the bedroom window. Knew it was the Bronzed Drongo. Saw this one just 20 feet outside perched on the branch of a teak tree. Found often in groups flying wildly from one tree to another or one branch to another. Found in Southern India and like most Drongos is aggressive by nature.";
  message[57]="58. Clicked this Chestnut-tailed Starling from my den. Was lucky to see a group of them foraging along with Orioles and Babblers. Knew of their presence after hearing their incessant metallic chatter. They are noisy birds with whistling calls. Eat insects, nectar and fruits.";
  message[58]="59. Was at the beach when I saw this boat moving at a fairly good clip. I managed a pretty good shot when the boat was smack in the centre of the reflected sunlight. I love photography and do consider myself as an amateur photographer. Looking at these photos I hope no one would disagree!";

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