Thanks, Bimal ji. Wonderful observations On 28 Dec 2016 6:34 p.m., "Bimal Sar kar" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello, > I had an interesting observation while photographing Koel feeding > on the fruits of Livistona decipiens ( WEEPING CABBAGE PALM ). I noticed > the bird regurgitates a fruit and swallow it again. The bird repeats this > process till the time the seed comes out and then the bird discards the > seed which is almost white. > Koel remains seated on a bunch of fruit for quite some time and during > that period it does not permit any other bird to come near the tree. I have > seen a bird swallowing three fruits in a period of half an hour.The same > observation is valid when Koel feeds on the fruits of Polyalthia longifolia > ( MAST TREE/ASOKA/DEBDARU ). > Attaching a collage where male and female koel are in the process of > regurgitation. > Regards, > -- 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]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
