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Wikipedia: The Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator) is a large varanid lizard native to South and Southeast Asia. It is one of the most common monitor lizards in Asia, ranging from coastal northeast India, Sri Lanka, mainland Southeast Asia to Indonesian islands where it lives close to water.
Conservation status: Least Concern
It was morning time with sun just came out of clouds. This harmless snake provided a quick show and then disappeared into the grass.
Ahaetulla, commonly referred to as Asian vine snakes or Asian whip snakes, is a genus of colubrid snakes distributed throughout tropical Asia. They are considered by some scientists to be mildly venomous and are what is commonly termed as 'rear-fanged' or more appropriately, opisthoglyphous, meaning their enlarged teeth or fangs, intended to aid in venom delivery, are located in the back of the upper jaw, instead of in the front as they are in vipers or cobras. As colubrids, Ahaetulla do not possess a true venom gland or a sophisticated venom delivery system. The Duvernoy's gland of this genus, homologous to the venom gland of true venomous snakes, produces a secretion which, though not well studied, is considered not to be medically significant to humans. (Source: Wikipedia)
Bridge over Bosphorus straits in Istanbul. Turkey , connecting Asia with Europe.
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The Asian Koel is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the birds known as brood parasites that rely on others to raise their young. They are known to lay a single egg in the nests of a variety of birds, including the jungle crow, and house crow. They are unusual among the Cuckoos in being largely frugivorous as adults. The name Koel is echoic in origin and is a widely used symbol in Indian and Nepali poetry. The bird seen here is a female.
Incidentally this is the first shot of mine using the R10 coupled with the 300mm f/4 with Kenko 1.4x extension lens. Works like a charm with eye tracking working without a hitch.
建築物的拍攝對我來說是一項新挑戰，希望各位新進大大可以給我建議讓我下一次的挑戰能有所長進，祝您週四愉快! ;-)
Architecture photography is a new field to me. Hope you enjoy the images and share with me your precious opinions. Happy Thursday!
Several Asian Openbill storks perch in a tree, one with its wings held out — presumably for thermoregulation. These birds were seen during a two-week birding trip to Thailand in Southeast Asia.
Als die US-amerikanischen Streitkräfte nach Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs die Philippinen nach und nach verließen, gaben sie ihre, nun überflüssigen, Militär-Jeeps an die einheimische Bevölkerung ab. Diese bauten die Jeeps mittels Eisenbahnschienen so um, dass mit den so entstandenen Jeepneys mehr Passagiere transportiert werden konnten.
Zusätzlich erhielten die Jeepneys ein Metalldach, um so für Schatten zu sorgen. Gleichzeitig wurden sie häufig kunstvoll bemalt und verziert (vor allem religiöse Motive) und mit glänzenden Kühlerhauben und Radkästen aus Chrom versehen.
Als preisgünstiges Verkehrsmittel erfreuten sich die Jeepneys wachsender Beliebtheit, um damit das Fehlen eines öffentlichen Personen-Nahverkehrs auszugleichen, der nach Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs nicht existierte. Um dem ungebremsten Wachstum während der letzten Jahrzehnte einen Riegel vorzuschieben, beschloss die Regierung die Zulassung der Fahrzeuge zu beschränken. Unter anderem müssen die Fahrer eine besondere Führerscheinklasse "Professional Driver's License" besitzen, eine reguläre Strecke abfahren und angemessene Fahrpreise erheben. Des Weiteren müssen die Besitzer an einem bestimmten Wochentag, der an der Farbe der Kennzeichen ersichtlich ist, ihre Vehikel in einer dafür vorgesehenen Garage parken.
Generell gilt auf den Philippinen:
* Grüne Kennzeichen (License Plate): Ausschließlich privat genutztes Fahrzeug
* Gelbes Kennzeichen (Busse, Jeepneys, Vans, Motorräder, Tricycles): Zugelassen für Personenbeförderung, häufig als Sammeltaxi im Einsatz
Die heutigen Jeepneys werden professionell in philippinischen Werken hergestellt. Die Verzierungen werden heute u. a. durch Comicmotive ergänzt. Das bekannteste dieser Werke ist Double AA. Sie wurde 1998 gegründet und ist in Besitz von Aristo Hernandez.
Kalinga, a landlocked province, is located at the central western part of the Cordillera Region. It is bounded by Apayao on the north, Cagayan and Isabela on the east, Mountain Province on the south, and Abra on the west. A glance on the map reveals a likeness of the physiography of Kalinga to the bust of a man akin to former president Ferdinand Marcos.
“Kalinga” is derived from the Ibanag and Gaddang word that means “fighter” or “headhunter,” a product of the time when headhunting was a prevalent practice to prove bravery and prowess. With no ethnic basis, the name is considered as a misnomer; yet, the term became the official ethnic name accepted even by the Kalinga natives themselves.
During the short-lived Philippine Republic, President Emilio Aguinaldo pushed to the north in his vain attempt to elude his American pursuers. He established his headquarters at Lubuagan (Kalinga) on March 18, 1900 and stayed there for 35 days until he was forced out upon learning that his pursuers were sighted at Mabongtot.
With the creation of (old) Mountain Province 1n 1808, Kalinga became one of its seven sub-provinces. The signing into law of Republic Act No. 4695 – the Division Law of Mountain Province – on June 18, 1966 divided the old Mountain Province into four provinces. The sub-provinces of Kalinga and Apayao were merged to form a single province, Kalinga-Apayao. On February 14, 1995, Republic Act No. 7878 converted Kalinga-Apayao into two regular provinces namely: Kalinga and Apayao.
Kalinga is fast emerging as the “Land of the Living Waters.” Kalinga’s Chico river was recently declared as the White Water Rafting Capital of the North Philippines.