Forward by Shilpa
Thursday, September 17, 2009
The biggest creche on earth King Penguins
Forward by Sneha Saxena
From the sky, it looks like a giant swirling frothy coffee.
Yet this scene shows an extraordinary community at work - thousands of king penguins instinctively herding their recently born young into giant huddles to stop them freezing to death.
Birds of a feather... Thousands of penguins form striking pattern in this picture taken 2,000ft above South Georgia
Parental instinct takes over in the inhospitable climate of the South Atlantic and the furry brown chicks are made to crowd together to retain their body warmth in the equivalent of bird creches - visible as brown swathes on our photo.
The picture was taken 2,000ft above the shoreline of South Georgia, a British territory close to the Falklands, by a helicopter crew from the Royal Navy's ice patrol ship HMS Endurance.
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Modern art? The contrast between young and old penguins looks like an abstract
Authorities impose the minimum flying height restrictions to protect more than 25,000 birds living in the colony.
Taking into account wind chill, the temperature was -15C on the island when the shot was taken in December.
It's no wonder the penguins are so careful with their young.
The chicks cannot regulate their body temperature and the parents care for them round the clock for the first three weeks.
They then put the chicks in one of the creches, returning every two or three days with food.
Chilly habitat: From even higher up, the landscape around the penguins becomes visible
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Real Art on Tree Leaves - must see !!
Forward by RajaramaRao
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Monday, September 14, 2009
Good Morning
Forward by ARUN KUMAR
Inspirational Morning Messages !
The only service a friend can really render is to keep up your courage by holding up to you a mirror in which you can see a noble image of yourself.
~ George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish Playwright.
Great hopes make great men.
~ Thomas Fuller (1608-1661) English Historian.
When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy.
~ Samuel Goldwyn.
A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, the wind.
~ John Neal.
Do not lose your inward peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.
~ St. Francis De Sales
(1567-1622, Roman Catholic bishop, writer)
Have a nice Day !
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