Hi Nabha ji...and Mani ji... the birds in the second and third pics are certainly different.... the second bird is a Spangled drongo, and the bird in 3rd pic is a Silver-eared Mesia. The latter is actually a kind of colourful babbler found in the foothills of the Himalayas, and rarely seen by birders.....it moves in small flocks feeding on nectar and insects. They play an important role in pollination. have a nice time... Shantanu :)
On 8/23/10, 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. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >
