Hi, Pravin Kawale was with me at Shahapur when we found one of these flowering in the wild. From him I learnt that the central part of the flower [that looks like a pointed crayon] can be eaten and it is very sweet. With regards, Neil Soares.
--- On Fri, 10/21/11, Ushadi micromini <[email protected]> wrote: From: Ushadi micromini <[email protected]> Subject: [efloraofindia:88939] Re: Holostemma annulare flowering To: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, October 21, 2011, 8:14 PM Neil : Somewhere I read that (may be flickers) that these flowers are eaten in Maharashtra and so populations of this plant have dwindled... how eat them and why? any religious or nutritional reason? cant it be farmed? propagated? usha di ============== On Oct 21, 6:39 pm, Mahadeswara <[email protected]> wrote: > Simply superb photographs. > > On Oct 21, 3:21 pm, Neil Soares <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > The 'Rufous-backed' Long-tailed Shrike featured here belongs to a group > > called 'Butcher-birds'. 'Satbhai' or 'Seven Sisters' are Jungle Babblers. > > Sending you a few photographs. > > With regards, > > Neil Soares. > > > --- On Fri, 10/21/11, Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:88872] Re: Holostemma annulare flowering > > To: "Neha Singh" <[email protected]> > > Cc: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> > > Date: Friday, October 21, 2011, 3:05 PM > > > Beautiful pics Neil ji. I always like to see plants and birds or animals > > together > > Is the bird Shrike what we call "Saatbhai" as they are usually in groups of > > seven and I have not only heard but seen that 1 of them is always guarding > > in turns. I see a lot of these birds around my house at Pune > > Regards > > Bhagyashri > > > On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 2:51 PM, Neha Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Wonderful set of pics Neil Sir , complete with Starling & Shrike. > > Thanks for sharing. > > > Regards > > Neha S > > > Jungle Babbler 1.jpg > > 89KViewDownload > > > Jungle Babbler 2.jpg > > 109KViewDownload > > > Jungle Babbler 3.jpg > > 117KViewDownload > > > Jungle Babbler 4.jpg > > 116KViewDownload
