But a very beautiful picture. Thanks a lot for sharing. Pankaj
On Oct 21, 1:51 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > An Indian Chameleon ploughing through the barbed limbs of *Prosopis > juliflora* at twilight. > > Clicked in mid-July in a scrubland near Madanpura, Kachchh. Have never seen > it on armed vegetation before and it did endure some abrasion. > > Having read the following comment by Salim Ali, I faced *Prosopis > juliflora*for any sign of bird-life but encountered a chameleon! > > "In recent years *Prosopis juliflora* has been widely planted by the Forest > Department in the barren salt-lands bordering the Rann as part of their > desert reclamation programme. It has taken well, and now forms flourishing > and extensive thickets here and there. Curiously enough, in spite of the > shade it provides in a land where any shade is welcome and, *contra* its > congener *P. spicigera*, this species is studiously avoided by birds of all > kinds." - Salim Ali, September 1960 [A Bird's Eye View, vol. 1, pg. 387] > > Best wishes, Viplav > > _4001345.jpg > 778KViewDownload
