My Indoor and Outdoor Photography | Wildlife/Animals/Pets

MY BEST FRIEND,MY LOYAL COMPANION

By on May 29, 2014

With just plain friendship,loyalty and love is more than enough. So much more to add all the good qualities as being over-protective to keep us safe always, affectionate and hard-working  is already a double sense of contentment and happiness for us. We got it and our pets have it.

I’m an animal lover. I love animals  particularly cats and dogs. In the house, we have 3 big dogs. These pet dogs are purely domesticated and treated as family members. Among the 3, one is a mixed breed .Lets call her ”Chestnut, a combination of Golden retriever and Askal.

Today, Chestnut is already matured, more than 3 years of age with fully developed strong muscles and weight. She’s talented  and obedient. She can also perform simple tricks, obey orders and follow commands like sit, stay and give me five. You know, just like humans,they need discipline.

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Chestnut, displaying her super overweight body.  It was a free feeding that we provides. You can clearly see rolls of excess skin and fats.There was no scheduled feeding until recently, I realized the disadvantages of free feeding. I just need to limit her food intakes.

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Chestnut when she was still 3 months old

The other 2 are Labradors; Cooper and Ashley, now 2 years old. Just like Chestnut, they are also well trained but naughty. Ashley unique color is dark chocolate brown however, Cooper in a shiny black.

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Cooper and Ashley. Rarely involved in fights during their younger stage. Photo taken when they were still 3 months old. 

These 2 are the best working dogs around the house. We are enjoying their company, I feel safe even if I’m out or alone, they are reliable dogs that can take care of the house and family.

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Cooper today. Very powerful appearance.  Definitely, a matured dog now.

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Ashley is now a mother with 3 beautiful puppies.

The other day, that was Tuesday, around 1 am of May 27. Ashley gave birth to 3 beautiful puppies. What an overwhelming excitement for the whole family. Let’s welcome the arrival of 3 beautiful puppies in this world. It’s the beginning of a new life….

To be continued next post. 

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PRIVATE HAWK MOTH

By on March 26, 2014

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Private hawk moth

The kind of moth that will come as something of a surprise, it’s another night flyer, a private hawk moth  found  near the garden decorative light. Just like other moths, I guess this moth was attracted to the garden lights. I’ve observed that  hindwing is more attractive and colorful than the forewing.  I’ve never seen one like this before. You can only see the color of the hindwings while flying. That makes it completely different to that of the butterfly, the butterfly forewing and hindwing colors are the same. I simply believed, our garden here is a natural one housing all different kinds of insects. Perhaps, without these insects, it wouldn’t be a garden anymore.

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The private hawk moth hindwing is partly hidden. You can see the dark pink and light pink dotted combination of the hindwings.

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The natural color of the forewings.

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ROOSTER SYMPHONY IN THE MORNING

By on February 6, 2014

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Roosters start crowing at dawn countless times, I was bit annoyed because they crowed in shifts with other neighboring roosters. It was 5 am, just as the day, I devoted my time to spent quiet in bed. I never realized how annoying and irritating, the major noise disturbs a good rest that it was so unpleasant to hear.

It was a different life in the province if you compare to urban life. Rooster noise in the morning is a humble symphony to wake up everyone. It serves as an alarm clock every hour to finish a scheduled task.

I think, crowing in shifts with other roosters is a means of communication to present their attendance or it might be a quick communication, a sort of conversation to let other roosters know about important matters daily, or a sort of close interaction giving them the freedom to wake up everyone. It seems like a loud speaker echoing around to wake up a peaceful surrounding. I’m not sure!

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Cock with a crown

However, you’ll be charmed by their looks while crowing, lift their wide wings like an eagle, and opening their beak facing up the sky.

People in the province, in our province I should say, praised roosters with nice words, saying that, ’’Roosters are our alarm clock, a source of meat and a fortune fighting cock’’ What else? No more comment. I will just keep silent about it!

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Beehive

By on November 8, 2013

I’ve discovered a sticky beehive inside the tall rocks in the garden.This is a natural beehive and not a man-made.I was amazed to see for the first time a great number of young honeybees inside the beehive.This is where the stinging honeybees stored their wax cells for rainy food. I’m just curious about their nesting areas.One thing I loved about bees behavior is they know how to adjust to certain environment,they collect honey during dry days and save it. Just a way of getting ready ahead of time.

Beehive is  dark brown in color, sticky and very shiny. The visible structure is durable, good enough to protect the young honeybees inside the hole. With too many holes in uniformed sizes, other holes appeared to be full of honey and some holes for the nesting site of the young ones.

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With this discovery,I’ve completed the full version of my articles, It’s all about honeybees, their everyday routine as an agent of pollination, body structure, my morning bonding with honeybees as my subject of photography  and many more… Just don’t forget the importance of what has been contributed previously, my attempt to disturb this honeybees for five minutes in order to take few shots. I’m a honeybee lover and I never plan to drive them away.I will just let them stay behind and let the future takes its place.

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IMG_6378 copy   To view honeybees as my morning subject of photography.

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I was even surprised to see queen bee making honeycomb.The wax secreted in order to make this certain structure.

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Sunny sheltered position in order to get a good view. Quiet tough to move the beehive away from the nesting area. The proper timing,to wait for the mother bees out to pollinate the flowers around is the right time.

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If you click the close up, you’ll see the young honeybees still inside the holes. Just wondering, how  a small stinging insect can produce a beehive much bigger and larger than their own size.

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Other parts has unfinished portion and broken off. I think the construction is still going on.

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The image below, shows great number of young ones inside the beehive.

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Apple Green Background Images

By on October 31, 2013

 

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Today, morning sky is a bit cloudy with slow rain showers, unlike yesterday that it was clear and sunny. It’s good I was able to photographed  few subjects in the morning. Aw ! You’ll see the result of my photography done yesterday. It’s photography addict, LOL ! I just need these images for blog posts, not necessarily picture attached is important but, with the presence of images related to the topic,you’ll understand what I’m talking about and what is being described. Problems will only exist if the sky is cloudy, the result would be much better with the natural light of the day. I wasn’t aware of the  weather condition about weather forecast. Sometimes, It is supposed to be cloudy but, it turned out to be sunny and vice-versa.

Nowadays, it is really unpredictable. I just have to make  few adjustments of my time. Earlier shooting in advance would be better,I’ll take the opportunity to shoot more during hot dayPhotography practice is already a part of my everyday life. Here’s my subject for today, A flowering plant bearing tiny fruits in an apple green background.

Note: I’m still doing my research. I don’t have reference book  about flowering wild plants.I don’t know the name of these flower. What I can remember, I bought these plant during my visit in Tagaytay city. I can’t remember the name anymore. Next post soon.

 

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More related images of  Apple green background.

 

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Garden Inspiration

By on October 29, 2013

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Here’s my subject for today !

My everyday routine is  to photograph any subject of the day. Somehow,it’s a source of inspiration that gives me more energy and a soothing feeling from day to day! Normally, photographing is done in the morning just before the hot time of the day. The most interesting part is to express something from nature that dresses my surroundings.

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In here, the dramatic light of the sun makes it more interesting to view. Any subject around is quiet easier to find nearby.

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Manila Bay

By on October 24, 2013

Taken during my recent visit here, Manila Bay has the magnet to attract visitors around the corner especially the tourists visiting our country. If you live nearby Manila Bay, take a walk around or make a quality time for family bonding.The perfect compliment is to watch the beautiful sunset descending from horizon after the blazing hot day and the soothing view to watch the calm water  from afar.  It will surely gives you the best feeling that will inspire you from day to day.

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