Hi Grgji thank you its distinctly different from our daily citings of Shalik..i'll want to see it soon usha di
On Sun, Jan 13, 2013 at 9:57 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, Ushadi, > Gang shalik / Bank Myna (Acridotheres ginginianus) as per link: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdsbynabarunsadhya/4466803142/ > > > > On 13 January 2013 06:58, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Garg ji:please thank Shukla for her information.... >> for wonderful feedback and new information. >> Rudra palash I knew about (thanks for the link, would be handy in >> future), but did not know that parrots come to it, will surely try to plant >> a few in my neighborhood in south 24 paraganas that used to be habitat-ed >> by parrots , but no more, want to bring them back ... we need food they eat >> and tree with hollows where they can nest... so this will at least get us >> one more tree that they eat from I guess. >> >> one question: what is Gang shalik? any other name? >> Usha di >> >> On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 3:40 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> A reply: >>> "Thank you Usha di for your beautiful*Spathodea campanulata*. This >>> plant you can also found inside the Salt Lake Stadium and Eastern Bypass >>> and also on the road side of Hedua park-Scottish Church college area of >>> North Calcutta. The flowers are quite similar in colour with *Butea* * >>> monosperma* (Lam.) Taub. of Fabaceae ( *Palash*in Bengali). The most >>> interesting thing is that Rabindranath Tagore renamed this flower as “*Rudra >>> Palash*” in Bengali (http://pathabhavanpraktoni.net/main/?p=2320). In >>> Shantiniketan children called this “*Pichkiri**phul*” (pichkiri means >>> spray) as they played *Holi* with this flower!! Many birds like >>> Parrots, *Shalik*, *Gang* *Shalik* also passionate about this flower >>> and they often visit this tree during its blooming. ****** >>> Regards, >>> **Sukla"** >>> >>> On 8 January 2013 03:24, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> *Spathodea campanulata * >>>> >>>> * * >>>> >>>> *These pictures are of a tree from a CIT Road Calcutta neighbourhood >>>> school yard* >>>> >>>> *Originally from Central Africa, the African tulip tree was brought >>>> to India in early 1900s . >>>> * >>>> >>>> * >>>> * >>>> >>>> *In Bengal it achieves great height and girth, flowers profusely and* >>>> >>>> * put up a spectacular show from January to about April, flowers >>>> remain even >>>> * >>>> >>>> *when the foliage develops fully. >>>> * >>>> >>>> * >>>> * >>>> >>>> *It is claimed that seedpods develop, but I have not seen any on trees >>>> I track…. >>>> * >>>> >>>> * >>>> * >>>> >>>> *Seeds in Africa were said to be fermented to produce poison for >>>> hunting arrows!!!* >>>> >>>> * >>>> -- >>>> Usha di >>>> ===========* >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& >>> eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >>> alphabetically & place-wise): >>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use >>> them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. >>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: >>> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2030 members >>> & 1,42,000 messages on 31/12/12) or Efloraofindia website: >>> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database >>> of more than 7500 species). >>> Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of >>> India'. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Usha di >> =========== >> > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 2030 members & > 1,42,000 messages on 31/12/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 7500 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > -- Usha di =========== --
