The beautiful forest that surrounds the reservoir of Temghar dam on way to Lavasa from Pune — truly picturesque

Green Leaf Grasshopper in simple language. Greater Anglewing Katydid is the real name. Microcentrum rhombifolium is the scientific name. Phylloptera rhombifolia, Orophus rhombifolia, Microcentrum affiliatum Scudder are the synonyms. Tettigoniidae is the species family name.

I am sure, most of us cannot identify seeing this first photo that it's a grasshopper or a cricket. See the second photo to be shocked.



The Green Leaf Grasshopper is so perfectly camouflaged that it gets unnoticed in the leaves. Our morning walk was lucky that this stupid green guy was crazily sitting on the internal concrete road.



We didn't have camera in hand when we saw this Greater Anglewing Katydid. So we walked ahead after a keen look at the amazing design of the bug. What even more amazing is that it was sitting at the same place at the same time the next day too! We rushed home for the camera, and were rewarded with these photos. The camera's sensors went green.

Beautiful scenery on way to Varandha Ghat from Pune city. The location is after crossing the Devdhar dam catchment area if I remember clearly.

A Pink Hibiscus in Baneshwar [Pune]. Did you know that Hibiscus has over 200 sub-species and has many synonyms like Flor de Jamaica, Rosemallow, Bombycodendron Hassk, Sorrel, Pariti Adans, Bombycidendron Zoll & Moritzi, Wilhelminia Hochr, Pariti Adans?

They say, “there is a star in everyone”. I think, these leaves prove it right; the leaves of Indian Cress [AKA Monks Cress, Garden Nasturtium, Tropaeolum majus]

Beautiful Java Cassia Flowers - Pink Shower, Rainbow Shower, Apple Blossom Cassia, Cassia agnes (de Wit) Brenan, Nodding Cassia, Pink Cassia [Other names] - Cassia Javanica [Binomial/Scientific name] - Caesalpiniaceae [Family — same as Gulmohar]

I was lucky to paint some pixels with these beautiful Java Cassia flowers when we visited the beautiful Balaji Temple Pune a few months back. To my surprise, these beautiful flowers are of the same scientific family as Gulmohar, and are originally from Thailand.

An old man on a morning walk in serene greenery. He is about to enter a natural tunnel made by trees. There cannot be a match to this beautiful place to take a walk at.

Beautiful sitting area of Baneshwar nature reserve - I can sit here in peace all my life, and later rest in peace ;)

Gulmohar - Delonix regia [Scientific/Binomial name] - Royal Poinciana [English name] - Flamboyant [English name] - Caesalpinioideae [Subfamily] - Fabaceae [Family] - Ornamental tree [Type] - Flame tree [Type]

To see the photos I pixelled in the past, see Gulmohar.

Black-headed Gull [Binomial/Scientific name: Chroicocephalus ridibundus] [Synonym: Larus ridibundus] in non-breeding plumage

A beautiful morning in Konkan with a perfect sunrise and silhouettes - one of the most amazing times