Gurcharan-ji, Thank you for your response. Both close-ups are taken of the bundle in the basket. And they are soft like beansprouts - and finer, so am not sure whether even after drying there will be any 'bark' to remove for basket-making. Also, I did not see them by streams or river banks but well away from them on forest under trees. Regards, sushmita
On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 4:36 PM, Gurcharan Singh-sify <[email protected]>wrote: > The bundles especially the third one on backs of ladies are twigs of > salix. There are several species of Salix growing on stream and river banks > in Ladakh. The twigs are dried, bark removed and used for basket making. > That should solve your mystery of so called nests. > > > Gurcharan Singh > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Sushmita Jha <[email protected]> > *To:* indiantreepix <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, August 03, 2009 12:45 AM > *Subject:* [indiantreepix:15177] Ladakh Sprout/Tendril - ID Request > (SJ:3Aug09) > > Dear all, > I found these bundles on the floor of sparse forests at a distance in Suru > Valley and thought they were bird nests of some kind. These were quite far > and wouldnt have made any sort of meaningful photograph. Till I chanced upon > three women carrying baskets on their backs and one of them had these > bundles of what looked like sprouts/tendrils. They said that these are not > fit for human consumption but are relished by goats, sheep, etc. > Would appreciate your help with the ID of these. > Thank you. > Sushmita Jha > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
