The bird in the pic is Spangled Drongo to be precise, (Dicrurus bracteatus). They do feed on nectar sometimes, otherwise they prefer insects. Regards Pankaj
On Aug 23, 10:54 am, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: > First time I am seeing a big bird feeding on flower nectar. The bird in > picture is drongo. In Marathi we call it Kothwal or gate keeper. > > > > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 11:22 AM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: > > Welcome Shantanu to our group. Nice catch of the flower. > > Thanks for sharing. > > Regards, > > Mani. > > > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 10:33 AM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> Nice catch of the birds as well as the flowers... > >> Dr Phadke > > >> On 21 August 2010 10:07, Shantanu Bhattacharya <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> Hi friends... > >>> I am new in this group, and would love to share the images of wild plants > >>> that I have taken during my trips to hills and forests of India. I have > >>> little knowledge about wild plants, and can hardly remember the scientific > >>> names of the various species. But i am eager to know about the wild flora > >>> of > >>> our country and thats why I have joined this group today. I am interested > >>> in > >>> gaining knowledge on plants of India. > > >>> Sharing with you all the images of a wild flower that i found at > >>> Phuentsholing (Bhutan) in the foothills of the Himalayas. The flowers were > >>> regularly visited by birds like Spangled drongos and Silver eared Mesias, > >>> as > >>> can be seen in the second and third pics respectively. These birds fed on > >>> the nectar from the flowers and probably helped in pollination. > >>> Can someone please give the Id and details of the plant? > >>> the pic was taken on 7th.March,2010. > > >>> Regards > >>> Shantanu Bhattacharya. > >>> Dept. of Biology. > >>> Vivekananda Mission School (I.C.S.E).Joka. > >>> Kolkata.
