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This beautiful story came to me as a forward on facebook. At one time or the other, we have been riddled with self-doubt. We constantlt compare ourselves with other people and things...even in circumnstances that we cannot control. Therefore, this story makes such a wonderful point and puts things in perspective. 

Meherangarh Fort, Jodhpur The beautiful blue city of Jodhpur from atop Mehrangarh Fort

That's Patch the Pooch and Tooshielia the Turtle. They are my four legged babies. They are best of friends and Tooshie bullies my little big Patch whenever she gets the chance. As you can see, he is mighty scared of her especially when she looks at him defiantly, right into his eyes. Pic Copyright: Sunila Karir

These gorgeous birds called Lory or Lorikeets are cousins of parrots and parakeets. These birds are found mostly in the Southern Hemisphere.   These two birds were eating from the same cup, without fighting for food. In fact, it was really amusing to see them taking turns to eat their food. Something which some people can learn from them. You just need to call them and they will hop on your arm and feed from your hands, hop on your shoulders and generally, just make you feel very special among them.    They are not afraid of close contact with human beings...of course, after they are well fed. Finally, we spotted the elusive, solitary, majestic white parakeet with it's crown. The king of the parrot kingdom.  Location: Jurong Bird Park, Singapore.

There's an area in the Jurong Bird Park, Singapore, which is called the Penguin Coast. It houses these gorgeous Jackass Penguins...yeah, they are actually called that. When were stood around to take their pictures, they actually came out of the water and posed for a perfect picture. As soon as we were done, they all jumped back into the water...  Gorgeous creatures...ain't they?

I am not sure which species of flower is this one, given that the Jurong Bird Park is home many many plants and over 400 species of birds. This picture was submitted for the Thursday Challenge. Click here to know more.