Crab Catcher

[Rajan Parrikar]

In Divar, Goa.

Crab Catcher

[Rob C]

Rajan, I can't remember: did we have crocodiles in India?

Rob C

[Rajan Parrikar]

Rajan, I can't remember: did we have crocodiles in India?

Rob C

Rob,

Yes, of course.  There are 3 types, the mugger, gharial and saltwater croc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mugger_crocodile

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gharial

[Christoph C. Feldhaim]

Great image Rajan - I really love your wildlife images of Homo Sapiens ...
Or is it environmental portaiture ?
Not sure about the genre ...
Cheers
~Chris

[RSL]

Another fine shot, Rajan. Very nice.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Another fine shot, Rajan. Very nice.

Yes it is.
(And I was pretty sure it wasn't in Iceland.    )

[Rob C]

Rob,

Yes, of course.  There are 3 types, the mugger, gharial and saltwater croc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mugger_crocodile

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gharial

Thanks, Rajan, it wasn't one of the species high on the list in my youthful mind. I did have a keen awareness of cobras, scorpions of several varieties and things of that kind, and rabies, but crocs slipped though my mental defence nets. For some equally odd reason, tigers didn't enter the equation either. Part of the year I lived on the Bay of Bengal (where the theory was that the sharks lived out beyond the third row of breakers), and the rest up in the Nilgiris (tigers, once upon a time). Up there, we used to do a lot of cross-country rambling (scouts!) and the only wild things I saw were boar; dangerous enough, but they don't climb trees... wonderful landscapes. Wasted on a kid, but that's life.

Rob C

[Rajan Parrikar]

Thank you, all.

Rob - India has (had) astonishing wildlife but the rapidly expanding circumference of urbanization and settlement has actuated retreat of the habitat, much of which now finds itself confined to the designated national parks and sanctuaries.

[Tony Jay]

Great image Rajan - I really love your wildlife images of Homo Sapiens ...
Or is it environmental portaiture ?
Not sure about the genre ...
Cheers
~Chris

A wonderful image Rajan, but I have to confess that I find this commentary of Christoph's easily on a par, quality-wise!

Tony Jay