Beautiful Wild Flower, Anshi National Park, Uttara Kannada (Dist), Karnataka (India)

This picture is taken in a closeup shot with Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera  in day time mode.

 

Know more about Anshi National Park in Karnataka
This park is present in the Uttara Kannada district and spreads over an area of 250 km². The altitude varies from 27 metres (89 ft) to 927 metres (3,041 ft), and temperatures from 15 °C to 35 °C. Average annual rainfall is about 4,700 millimetres (185 in) .

• Flora:^[5] The area has semi-evergreen and evergreen forests. Some common tree species in the area are Calophyllum tomentosa, Calophyllum wightianum, Garcina cambogia, Garcina morealla, Knema attenuata, Hopea wightiana, Tetrameles nudiflora, Alstonia scholaris, Flacourtia montana, Machilis macarantha, Carallia brachiata, Artocarpus hirsutus, Artocarpus lacoocha and Cinnamomum zeylanicum.
• Fauna:^[5] Mammals in the park include Indian Elephant, Gaur, Wild boar, Sambar, chevrotain, muntjac, chital, Gray langur, Bonnet Macaque, Slender Loris, Bengal Tiger, Jungle Cat, Indian Leopard, Leopard Cat, Small Indian Civet, Common Mongoose, Golden Jackal, Dhole, Sloth Bear, Malabar Giant Squirrel, Grizzled Giant Squirrel, Indian Giant Flying Squirrel, and Indian Crested Porcupine. King cobra, python, cobra, rat snake, viper and krait are among the snakes that inhabit the park. Interesting birds include the Great Hornbill, Malabar Pied Hornbill and Ceylon Frogmouth.

Subin Sebastian

(Creative Photography)