It seems unlikely, as the old roosting plant was very tall with a straight trunk, making it very difficult for snakes to reach their nest.
On Apr 1, 12:14 pm, Madhuri Pejaver <[email protected]> wrote: > can it be for avoiding predators like snakes? because so much of excreta , > white in colour can be visible during night time. > if i am not mistaken even bats change their roosting place after 4-5 years > madhuri > > --- On Tue, 31/3/09, sibdas ghosh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > From: sibdas ghosh <[email protected]> > > Subject: [indiantreepix:9910] Crowned night heron colony > > To: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]>, > > [email protected] > > Date: Tuesday, 31 March, 2009, 10:23 PM > > I am enclosing 3 pix of crowned > > night herons. This colony I followed > > for a long time. It chose a very big Terminalia catappa > > tree for many > > years , may be 6-7 years. Suddenly they changed the day > > time resting > > place and opted for a near by Aswatha tree (Ficus > > religiosa). These > > trees are not 100 ft. apart, and there is no adjoining > > water bodies to > > feed them. I wondered why they shifted. One thing I noticed > > of course, > > was that the surroundings beneath the the Terminalia tree > > became > > completely white with the droppings of the nesting birds, > > and nothing > > grew beneath. I suspect that this is perhaps a natural > > cycling > > procedure in the Nature, so that the place > > surrounding the Terminalia > > tree can regenerate once again. I would like to share the > > observations > > and invite others' comment. > > Get rid of Add-Ons in your email ID. Get [email protected]. Sign > up now!http://in.promos.yahoo.com/address- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
