*Magnificent pics, Sunita / Raghu /Sunil. I wonder why the hornbill would favour the teak tree? Perhaps because they are shy as you mentioned and the various teaks tend to have broad shade-providing leaves. Hornbills otherwise require a considerable tree hollow for nesting and their diet is cheifly fruit/nuts partuculalrly figs. Let's not be niaive in thinking they are pure vegetarians as they do take the occasional bit of 'non-veg' particularly while nesting, besides, every fig contains fig wasp larvae. *
*All the best and thanks! James* 2009/11/23 Nayan Singh <ns_dungri...@yahoo.co.in> > Are all the photos of same plant ??? > the cordate leaves area missing > the bark on trunk is looking different > thanks > > N.S.Dungriyal IFS > Chief Conservator of Forests > and Field Director > Satpura Tiger Reserve Hoshangabad > M.P. > 09424792100 > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* raghu ananth <raghu_...@yahoo.com> > *To:* indiantreepix@googlegroups.com > *Sent:* Sun, 22 November, 2009 7:27:41 PM > *Subject:* [indiantreepix:23736] Malbar Pied hornbills favourite hont - > The Yellow teak trees. > > *Malbar Pied hornbills favourite hont - The Yellow teak trees.* > > ** > > *Local Names: Heddi, Arishina thega, Hettega)* > > *English Yelow Tteak* > > *Scientific: Adina cordifolia* > > *Fam Rubiaeae* > > ** > > */** > > * Excerpts from our travelogue.....* > > ** > > *We reached Dandeli in the morning and the first place on our itinerary > was the old Timber Yard which falls under the purview of the Forest > Department. An unorthodox choice one would think except for one small > significant detail – the opportunity to see a good number of Malabar Pied > Hornbills all in one place. Many of them nest in the larg Heddi trees > (Yellow teak). On reaching here, we found that the rains had turned the > ground into a green carpet while the trees looked lush and green. We had > barely walked a kilometer when the first Hornbill we sighted was met with a > whoop of joy. These creatures are wary of people and the moment they spot > them, they try to hide in the branches or fly to a far off tree. Not an easy > thing to do, given their large and curved yellow beaks which can be seen > sticking out, however high in the tree they perch themselves. We walked on > and at one place counted ten Hornbills on a tree. Our guide said early > mornings are the best time to spot them and it is not uncommon to see > hundreds of them here. Another creature that delighted us thoroughly was the > Malabar Giant squirrel. We followed the antics of one as it feasted on some > leaves and then raced down a tree to pick up some berries from the ground > and then race back up the tree again.* > > ** > > **/* > > ** > > ** > > *Regards* > > *Sunita / Raghu /Sunil* > > *Dandeli Timber Yard, Uttara Kannada District, June 2009* > > ** > > ------------------------------ > The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! > Homepage<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_yyi_1/*http://in.yahoo.com/>. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "indiantreepix" group. > To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=. > > ------------------------------ > The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! > Homepage<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_yyi_1/*http://in.yahoo.com/> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "indiantreepix" group. > To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<indiantreepix%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=. > -- Visit our updated blog for recent news: http://pklchdfam.blogspot.com/ Our keys are here--click below! http://docs.google.com/View?id=dfnh2zwj_308ddcp9pfz -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to indiantree...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=.
