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On Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 8:53:26 PM UTC+5:30 JM Garg wrote: > Wonderful observation, Bimal ji. > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Bimal Sar kar <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 at 19:32 > Subject: GOLDEN BACK WOODPECKER VISITING FLOWERS OF ERYTHRINA SPECIES. > To: > > > I recorded few images of Golden back woodpecker visiting flowers of > Erythrina species. I thought Woodpeckers don't visit flowers. But in last > few days I saw this incident twice on the same tree. I am not sure whether > the bird was the same. Attaching a collage of the incident. Probably the > bird has developed taste for nectar. > > > -- > 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- more than 2975 members & 3,00,000 messages on 25.7.18) or > Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 12,000 species & 3,00,000 images of which 1,00,000 > are directly displayed). > > 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). You can also use them for free as > per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > -- 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/5ecf4eb8-faf9-44a2-aabd-91b66bff45e9n%40googlegroups.com.
