... liked the pictures, Usha di. Regards. Dinesh
On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 9:11 PM, ushadi Micromini <[email protected]>wrote: > Malvaceae week 952011-9112011 UD 020 Bombax ceiba Lal sheemul > > > > Dear All: > > > > For about 8 to 10 day at the very beginning of spring in Kolkata there is > a bright red spot among the bare branched tree tops… and if you pay > attention you can count numerous birds, esp bulbuls and sunbirds etc drinking > nectar and eting away something…. > > > > I believe Bimal da had done a series this year to document the species of > birds visiting the red Sheemul flowers… > > > > The two pictures I am sending in are from a tree whose branches come down > to my eye level… near where we go for morning walks…. > > > > Family: Malvaceae > > Subfamily: Bombacoideae > > Genus: Bombax L. > > Species : Bombax ceiba > > Colloquial names : red sheemul, shimul, shalmali etc > > Enjoy > > USha di >
