Thank you very much Ushadi. You have always been very encouraging of my meagre efforts. Ashwini
> On 9 May 2016, at 11:41, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> wrote: > > wonderful follow up to my question > > Thanks Ashwini you not anything if not thorough > > i love this > > usha di > > On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 6:57 AM, Ashwini Bhatia <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > I feel the same way Ushadi. Local children always had an eye for wild fruits > but that sadly is changing as they spend less time outdoors. That means the > birds have a feast. I have seen most species on a pear tree one time or the > other and have managed to photograph a couple. Variegated Laughing and Blue > Whistling thrushes, the Grey-winged Blackbird, Great Barbet, Rufous Sibia, > Himalayan Bulbul, Grey-headed Woodpecker, Yellow-billed Blue Magpie…the list > goes on. Here are some images; > > Thanks. > Ashwini > > 1. Grey-winged Blackbird, 2. Variegated Laughing Thrush, 3. Great Barbet, 4. > Rufous Sibia > <_MG_5309_18Dec14.jpeg> > <IMG_2522.jpeg><IMG_2549.jpeg><IMG_3882.jpeg> > >> On 8 May 2016, at 23:29, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> well, very nice, Ashwini. >> >> i am sure God created these not just for humans >> somehow homo sapiens has taken to thinking >> (esp after the industrial revolution) that we are the center of the >> universe... a little spiritual meditation or day dreaming brings >> me to realize that its just a figment of somebody's >> egocentric imagination.... fruit trees were I think best enjoyed by >> birds, animals, little children and then us. in that order. >> dont you think so? >> >> >> >> so now what kind of birds are attracted to these trees? >> that would be interesting follow up. >> >> usha di >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, May 7, 2016 at 12:07 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> Thanks, Ashwini for completing the set with beautiful facts & pictures. >> >> On 7 May 2016 at 10:51, <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> Thanks Ushadi. Yes, the locals eat it off the trees when these are black and >> soft (below) but not in a big way. Majority is still consumed by birds. >> >> Thanks. >> Ashwini >> >> <image1.JPG> >> >> On 07-May-2016, at 9:40 AM, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >>> very nice >>> do locals eat or use the fruits in nayway? >>> >>> usha di >>> >>> On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 7:32 PM, Ashwini Bhatia <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> These are blossoming now rivalling the cherry blossoms of the autumn. Most >>> of these wild pears have been leafless for a couple of months attracting >>> birds with their fruits in late autumn and early winter. I am quite >>> confident that I have the correct ID as several of these I have seen in >>> fruit before. I am also suspecting that my 14 Feb post was also this. >>> >>> Pyrus pashia–Himalayan Pear or Indian Wild Pear >>> Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP >>> 1800m >>> 27 March 2015 >>> >>> Thanks. >>> Ashwini >>> >>> <_MG_0151_27March15.jpg><_MG_0152_27March15.jpg><_MG_0155_27March15.jpg> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "efloraofindia" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix >>> <http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Usha di >>> =========== >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix >> <https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >> >> >> >> -- >> With regards, >> J.M.Garg >> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. >> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, >> please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix>(largest in the >> world- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or Efloraofindia >> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >> database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 images). >> The whole world uses my Image Resource >> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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