Best pics 2010: A bird in the hand...

Here are readers' best photographs from the past year!

With 2010 drawing to a close, we invited readers to share their unique, original photographs from this past year with us -- here's the next set of responses!

First up we have this sweet image of a tame parakeet from Pranav Trivedi, which he says was taken at Bangkok's Bird Park.

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With 2010 drawing to a close, we're inviting you to send in your best photograph of the year. We'll be posting a few every day and readers will get to vote for each one. The 20 that land the maximum number of votes will then be compiled into a 'best of' list that will be published in January next year.

Simply e-mail your photographs to travelpicsga@rediffmail.com (subject line: 'My unusual pic 2010') -- we'll publish the most interesting ones right here on rediff.com and in India Abroad. And make sure to include a little-write up of where you clicked the snap.

Remember, they could be from anywhere across India or the world, but they have to be original. Hurry and send in your entry today!

Disclaimer: The photographs featured in this series are, to the best of our knowledge, original entries submitted by readers. Rediff.com does not assume any responsibility for their originality.

Next we have this one from Ankit Jain who says, "This pic is called 'Bawaji' and it's my favourite -- it was taken in my hometown."

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Here is one from Kartik Kannan, who says, "I shot this picture at Hill Grove Station on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, and saw that a lot of monkeys are fed biscuits here. Sometimes people feed the station master biscuits while too!"

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Abhijit Chanda of Guwahati, Assam, sent in this one of his recent visit to the Brahmaputra Islands while on a tour of the North-East.

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And finally, we have this one from Vishu Goyal, who says, "I clicked this picture on Mall Road in Shimla. The rain started as we neared the church. This was a lucky shot -- I took it while we were standing under a roof, waiting for the rain to stop."

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