Thank you Shrikant ji for additional information. To me, birds are little reluctant to new or strange things and they take little while to start acclimatize with new things or resources. They do not boycott any resources especially when resources are limited in nature now a days. This is based on observations in *Syzygium malaccense. * But they soon get adapted with the new comer (resource) and bring their other family members and friends in the next visit if sufficient resources are available. Birds can not store nectar as bees do hence they are willing to share the resources so that others would inform about the new source of nectar or food. This is my personal inference based on my field observations.
Thanks and Regards Giby On 13 February 2012 23:06, shrikant ingalhalikar <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear Giby, > > You are right. There is only one sp. viz A. fraxinifolius. It is > possible that the 'mixed fruit jam' at the base of flowers adhares the > pollen on the beaks. There is no variation but the tree is not native > to Maharashtra. All trees here are planted, yet the birds throng on > them ignoring that they are non-native trees. Another eye opener for > those who claim that birds recognise non-natives and boycot them. > Thanks for nice pictures. Regards, Shrikant > > On Feb 13, 9:36 pm, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]> wrote: > > Nice shots Shrikat ji, and valid information. I too have seen large > number > > of birds foraging nectar from the flowers of this plant in Waynad, Kerala > > during last December. Another important thing is that when this plant > > flowers there will be lots of active flowers per day and the plant would > > not have even single leaf. There are also the adaptations to get more > > attention and reward (pollination) from birds. > > > > Here are my pictures of Acrocarpus taken from Waynad Kerala . Is this a > > different species? As far as I know there is only one species of this > genus > > *A. fraxinifolius *seen in the Western Ghats. > > Is this regional variation? > > > > Thanks and Regards, > > Giby > > > > On 13 February 2012 18:00, Balkar Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Again Shots Again Sir > > > > > On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 1:16 PM, Prashant Awale <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > >> Another interesting upload from Shrikant ji. Thanks for sharing the > > >> information. > > > > >> Regards > > >> Prashant > > >> On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 12:15 PM, Shrikant Ingalhalikar < > > >> [email protected]> wrote: > > > > >>> Red flowers are designed to attract birds for pollination and the > juice > > >>> in the flowers is usually trasparent. Here in Acrocarpus flowers the > petals > > >>> are small and green yet the stamens are bright scarlet and the juice > at the > > >>> bottom of flowers is bright scarlet and thick like 'mixed fruit > jam'. A > > >>> large number of birds are seen flocking on the blooms of this huge > tree. > > >>> Regards, > > > > >>> -- > > >>> Shrikant Ingalhalikar > > >>> 12, Varshanand Society > > >>> Anandnagar, Sinhagad road > > >>> Pune 411051. INDIA > > >>> Tel. +9120 2435 0765 > > >>>www.idsahyadri.com > > > > > -- > > > Regards > > > > > Dr Balkar Singh > > > Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology > > > Arya P G College, Panipat > > > Haryana-132103 > > > 09416262964 > > > > -- > > GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD > > Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), > > Royal Enclave, > > Jakkur Post, Srirampura > > Bangalore- 560064 > > India > > Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) > > visit my pictures @http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby > > > > _GIB2417.jpg > > 182KViewDownload > > > > _GIB2423.jpg > > 211KViewDownload > > > > _GIB2421.jpg > > 202KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > -- GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Royal Enclave, Jakkur Post, Srirampura Bangalore- 560064 India Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby
