Wild Life

As someone once said “The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans”. In one of my recent visits to Ghana which has a rich and diverse wildlife, with a large number of mammals, reptiles, insects and marine species to be found across the country’s varied habitats. I was lucky enough to capture through my lenses some of the most breathtaking shots of rarely seen animals that play a key role in the country’s biodiversity.

The above photo is of the magnificent Zebras an African equids (horse family) best known for their distinctive black and white stripes. Their stripes come in different patterns unique to each individual. They are generally social animals that live in small harems to large herds.

Peacock Jaipur

Peacock – the national bird of India termed peafowl can refer to the two species of bird in the genus Pavo of the pheasant family, Phasianidae. The African Congo Peafowl is placed in its own genus Afropavo and is not dealt with here. Peafowl are best known for the male’s extravagant tail, which it displays as part ofcourtship. The male is called a peacock, and the female a peahen. The female peafowl is brown or toned grey and brown.

Hawa Mahal Jaipur

Hawa Mahal “Palace of Winds” or “Palace of the Breeze”, is a palace in Jaipur, India. It was built in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh, and designed by Lal Chand Usta in the form of the crown of Krishna, the Hindu god. Its unique five-storey exterior is also akin to the honeycomb of the beehive with its 953 small windows called jharokhas that are decorated with intricate lattice work. Built of red and pink sandstone, the palace is situated on the main thoroughfare in the heart of Jaipur’s business centre.