Janaki ji, ... many a times ants are seen around the flowers ... not sure at ll - whether they use it for food ... attached one photo of *Thevetia peruviana* 'Alba'. Regards.
On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 11:05 AM, JANAKI TURAGA <[email protected]>wrote: > HI all, > Would appreciate any inputs on this. > My question is are there any antidotes available as natural antidotes to > Yellow Oleander tree *Thevetia peruviana* which are commonly available as > food source to birds-such as Oriental White Eyes and Asian Koels? > And has any member observed any other birds/animals feeding on the flowers, > fruit and nectar of Yellow Oleander tree other than Oriental White Eyes, > Asian Koels and Purple Sunbirds? > Kind Regards > Janaki Turaga > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: JANAKI TURAGA <[email protected]> > Date: Dec 9, 2009 6:04 AM > Subject: Oriental White Eye and Yellow Oleander > To: [email protected], [email protected] > > > Hi all, > I saw a flock of Oriental White Eyes (approximately 10) (just like as > described by Salim Ali!), flitting amongst avenue trees of acacia and Yellow > Oleander. Few Oriental White Eyes were surprisingly (for me at least) > feasting on the poisonous fruits of the Yellow Oleander Tree. I thought this > was unusual and I have not seen any bitten/half eaten fruit of the Yellow > Oleander tree ever, until yesterday. It also raised the question of how do > the birds neutralise the poison in the fruits, and whether there are natural > antidotes for these poisonous fruits. It was evident that the fruits are > consumed by Oriental White Eyes- at the very least, as seen in the littering > of half eaten fruits beneath the tree. The half eaten fruit litter was very > like that of parakeets' feast of guava fruits in the orchard! > I must mention that I have seen Purple Sunbirds feed on the nectar of these > flowers! Since all parts of the plant are poisonous, what about the nectar, > would that be poisonous too? > Afraid the file size is big and has exceeded the limit! Also the picture > quality-this was the best that was possible. > Would appreciate any feedback on this. > Camera: Canon Digital Elph SD 600, Auto image correction in Canon Software > Kind Regards > Janaki Turaga > > -- > 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]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- 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.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
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