Amateur Photography | Nature Pictures

Demoiselle Crane

2012-01-31T01:08:00.000+05:00

The Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo) is a species of crane in the family Gruidae. It's about 95 cm long with a 155–180 cm wingspan. It weighs 2–3 kg. It is the smallest species of crane. The Demoiselle Crane is symbolically significant in the culture of India and Pakistan. In Urdu it's known as koonj (کونج). Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo)

Red Morning Sun

2012-01-26T22:06:00.001+05:00

Red Morning Sun

Budgerigar Parakeet

2012-01-24T23:58:00.004+05:00

The Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus), is a small, long-tailed, parrots in the family Psittacidae, subfamily Psittacinae, tribe Platycercini (broad-tailed parrots). It's commonly known as common pet parakeet, shell parakeet or budgie. It feeds on grass seeds. In captivity millet seeds are a good food source. Male and female can be easily distinguish by the cere (colored fleshy area above the

Scutigera coleoptrata House Centipede

2012-01-22T12:19:00.000+05:00

TheScutigera coleoptrata is a species of centipede in the family Scutigeridae. Members of the family Scutigeridae are commonly known as the House Centipede. Scutigera coleoptrata is a yellowish-grey centipede having 15 pairs of legs. The rear end has longer legs as compare to head end legs. It usually lives in human houses. It is an insectivore, feeding on other insects. House Centipede (

Social Work or Child Labour ?

2012-01-20T11:56:00.002+05:00

Social Work or Child Labour? Before writing any thing about this image, I would love to hear my visitors opinion about it.

Rice Locust (Oxya chinensis)

2012-01-18T23:11:00.001+05:00

Rice Locust (Oxya chinensis )

Water Clover

2012-01-13T20:58:00.000+05:00

The Water Clover is a common name used for the species of aquatic ferns in the genus Marsilea, family Marsileaceae. There are 65 species within the genus Marsilea. It's also known as four-leaf clover, because of its resemblance with the 4-leaved clover (Trifolium). It can grow in both low and high light conditions. It requires moist or wet soil and can grow in water. Water Clover (Marsilea sp.)

Saffron (Crocus sativus)

2012-01-09T23:56:00.002+05:00

Saffron (Crocus sativus)

Pehur High Level Canal

2012-01-07T23:54:00.009+05:00

The Pehur High Level Canal (PHLC) also known as STFA Canal, is located at Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This 26 km long canal was constructed by a Turkish construction firm, STFA, at the cost of Rs 6,460 million. The project started in 1993 and completed in 2005. This is the first ever parabolic canal in Pakistan. The area directly benefited from the project is about 99,500 acres. Pehur High Level

Punjabi Kids

2012-01-04T09:44:00.000+05:00

These cute kid pictures are sent by an esteemed visitor of my blog from Main Chunnu, Punjab. These are the images of a lovely kid Rana Rayan, taken at different stages of his childhood. A Punjabi Kid Rana Rayan Rana Rayan Rana Rayan Rana Rayan Rana Rayan This Kid is from Rawalpindi, Punjab. He was traveling with us from Kashmir to Rawalpindi. He was very helpful and cooperative kid..

Three Leaf Clover

2012-01-03T14:09:00.000+05:00

Three Leaf Clover

Funny Donkey

2012-01-02T21:59:00.002+05:00

This is my first shot of 2012, I took this morning with my cell phone camera. Before happening this tragic event, my friend asked the donkey cart driver not to over load the cart, but he didn't give us any attention and continued placing heavy bags in the cart. The result is in front of you. The donkey remain in the air for a while but before taking the shot, his rear legs reached the ground.

Happy New Year 2012

2011-12-31T23:03:00.000+05:00

Wish You All a Very Happy and Prosperous New Year 2012. No man is beaten until his hope is annihilated, his confidence gone. As long as a man faces life hopefully, confidently, triumphantly, he is not a failure; he is not beaten until he turns his back on life. (Orison Swett Marden)

Dry Leaf

2011-12-29T00:43:00.001+05:00

Green leaves are beautiful, but when they become dry, they look even more beautiful. Here is the proof. Dry Leaf

White-banded Digger Bee

2011-12-27T23:37:00.001+05:00

The White-banded Digger Bee (Amegilla quadrifasciata) is a species of solitary bees belonging to the family Apidae, subfamily Apinae. They have a body length up to 12 mm long. The thorax is densely hairy, while the abdomen alternate black and white stripes. They have large bulging eyes, their long probosces allow them to sip nectar from a variety of flowers and the hairy hind legs facilitate the

Old Stairs

2011-12-26T23:58:00.001+05:00

Old Stairs

Painted Daisy

2011-12-25T22:19:00.000+05:00

The Painted Daisy or Tricolor daisy (Chrysanthemum carinatum) is an ornamental plant in the family Asteraceae (daisy family). Painted Daisy (Chrysanthemum carinatum)

Common Line-blue Butterfly

2011-12-24T01:36:00.001+05:00

The Common Line-blue (Prosotas nora superdates) is a species of small tailed blue butterfly in the family Lycaenidae (The Gossamer-Winged Butterflies), subfamily Polyommatinae, found in Asia. It has a wingspan of about 20 to 25 mm. Common Line-blue (Prosotas nora superdates)

Indus River Dolphin

2011-12-15T20:36:00.002+05:00

The Indus River Dolphin or Bhulan (Platanista gangetica minor) is a member of the family Platanistidae. It is found only in Pakistan and lives in the lower portion of the Indus River system. It has a body length up to 2.5 m and maximum weight up to 90 kg. It has an estimated lifespan of about 20-28 years. It has tiny eyes, only able to detect light or dark, not details and that is why it's also

French marigold Tagetes patula

2011-12-13T17:48:00.000+05:00

The French Marigold (Tagetes patula) is a species of annual flowering plant in the daisy family (Asteraceae). It's grown as ornamental plant. It's a low growing plant, which reaches a height of 20 inches. The flower is usually red with yellow color margin and splashes. French marigold is a companion plant of tomato and some other vegetables, which repel whiteflies, pests of economic importance.

Lunar Eclipse

2011-12-10T21:25:00.013+05:00

Lunar Eclipse 10th December 2011

Damselflies Mating

2011-12-08T22:02:00.001+05:00

Damselflies Mating

Pomegranate Seeds

2011-12-06T14:52:00.000+05:00

Pomegranate Seeds

Stolen Pictures

2011-12-02T11:45:00.005+05:00

From round about an year, in spite of my regular posting, I'm loosing my visitors. The main reason behind this is that a lot of people stole or hot linked images from my blog without any permission or even acknowledgement. To combat this issue, I used the DMCA plate form. Some time the complaint worked greatly by deleting the infringing post(s). But some time instead of infringing material they

Poor Little Girl

2011-11-28T22:19:00.000+05:00

Poor Little Girl

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2009-07-02T00:00:00-07:00

Commercial Banks behaviour in Pakistan
In Pakistan the commercial banks employee attitude and behavoiur is still inhuman.
Earlier on June 14, 2006, the CJP Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had directed the banks to provide adequate seating arrangements and water facilities as well as shelter to their clients. In the result the State Bank of Pakistan ordered the banks to strictly follow the order and they follow the order till the removal of CJP Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.
Now again on May 29, 2009 Justice Chaudhry ordered banks to provide seating and water and other facilities to citizens standing in queues to deposit bills or draw pensions.

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