Thanks Shantanu ji for the information and sharing the photo. Regards,
Mani. On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 12:03 AM, Shantanu Bhattacharya <[email protected]>wrote: > 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. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >
