Nalini ji, the bird in picture 2 is Drongo. Any body please identify the bird in picture 3.
Regards, Mani. On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 3:33 PM, nabha meghani <[email protected]> wrote: > But the birds in Foto 2 and Foto 3 look different to me. The tail is > different. > or am I watching wrong? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* mani nair <[email protected]> > *To:* Satish Phadke <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Shantanu Bhattacharya <[email protected]> ; > [email protected] > *Sent:* Monday, August 23, 2010 7:54 AM > *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:45212] Wild flower from Phuentsholing-Bhutan > > 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. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >
