Shrikant Ji, Amazing Emerald Dove in a Paddy field! Regards, Aarti On Thursday, September 20, 2018 at 7:38:31 PM UTC+4, Shrikant Ingalhalikar wrote: > > Giant Alive Painting > * Challenging canvas of 700 sq meters of knee deep mud. > * Scintillating alive medium of coloured rice seedlings that create > ripples on wind. > * Innovative art form that preserves traditional hand skills in paddy > plantation. > > Paddy Art event at Gorhe budruk, Sinhagad road near Pune is in the third > year of creation. It was flagged off with a Ganesh image in 2016 and was > followed by an image of Black Panther last year. This year's Paddy Art > presents a 50x70 feet image of Emerald Dove, a rare bird of Sahyadri's > evergreen forests. In the ensuing years, the Paddy Art event contemplates > to present rare fauna elements of Sahyadri forests. The Malabar Gliding > Frog and The Black Eagle images are earmarked for coming years. > > Emerald Dove is found in the shady equitorial forests from peninsular > India to south-east Asia. It can be seen at places like Matheran, > Bhimashankar, Mahabaleshwar, Koyna, Amboli and Goa. The pigeon shaped birds > alight on forest clearings to feed on fallen fruits and seeds. They are > also seen picking up grains spilled on roads from the passing vehicles. > The shy birds vanish in the dense forest on slightest intrusion. Preserving > the forest habitat is the only way to conserve this rare beautiful bird. > Emerald Dove is honoured as a stately bird by the government of Tamil Nadu. > > -- > Shrikant Ingalhalikar > 12, Varshanand Society > Anandnagar, Sinhagad road > Pune 411051. INDIA > Tel. +9120 2435 0765 > www.flowersofsahyadri.com > >
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