The bird looks like a female of Purple Rumped Sunbird. The plant is actually Kigelia africana (syn: Kigelia pinnata). It happens to be a bat pollinated tree and it is pollinated during evenings. I imagine if the sunbird female was lured by something inside the flower!! But nice pics. Thanks for sharing. Pankaj
On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Prashant awale <[email protected]> wrote: > Great.... I liked this snap Ajinkya. Thanks. > regards > Prashant > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 12:23 PM, ajinkya gadave <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> hi >> i found this beautiful moment at baramati visit.a Sunbird >> collecting nectar from kigelia pinnata >> hope all of you like this. >> ajinkya > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
