Thursday, November 19, 2009

Alpine Ibex (Male)

This is called 'Stambecco' in Italian; in French it is known as 'Bouquetin' (also in Slovenia it is 'Kozorog', in Germany it is 'Steinbock' and in Holland 'Steenbok'.) Scientific name: Capra ibex.

This photo is taken on the slopes of the Grenz glacier in Gornergrat (3100m), Switzerland.



Photo: Arnab Chatterjee, Trieste, Italy

Alpine Ibex (female)

This is called 'Stambecco' in Italian; in French it is known as 'Bouquetin' (also in Slovenia it is 'Kozorog', in Germany it is 'Steinbock' and in Holland 'Steenbok'.) Scientific name: Capra ibex.

This photo is taken on the slopes of the Grenz glacier in Gornergrat (3100m), Switzerland.



Photo: Arnab Chatterjee, Trieste, Italy

Heron

WOW! The Heron is quite watchful! Any fish?
It is sitting over some sort of a wall at the Venetian lagoon, near San Marco at Venezia (Venice), Italy.

Photo: Arnab Chatterjee, Trieste, Italy

Black Headed Gull

The black headed gull sitting on a log out on the Venetian lagoon (off Adriatic sea) near San Marco's square at Venezia (Venice). Being a scavenger bird it is always watchful for food of some kind or other.


Photo: Arnab Chatterjee, Trieste, Italy

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Herring Gull

This is a classic sea gull. This gull is large, noisy and always looking out for easy meals. This is captured while it is sitting on a boat at the Adriatic sea (Gulf of Trieste, Italy). This may be looking for fish as the boats are usually made for fishing in the deep sea.


Photo: Abhijit Kar Gupta, Kolkata, India.