Very good photographs Ashwini Bhatia ji Dr Satish Phadke
On 10 May 2016 at 20:18, Ashwini Bhatia <ashw...@ashwinibhatia.com> wrote: > Thank you very much Ushadi for this. M Krishnan is one of my favourite > authors and his books ‘Of Birds and Birdsong’ and 'Nature’s Spokesman’ are > my treasured possessions. I strongly recommend him to those who are not yet > familiar with his wonderful writing. > > Regards, > Ashwini > > > > On 10 May 2016, at 18:20, Ushadi Micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Ashwini , Bimal da and Gargji > > just this weekend the Sunday Statesman magazine 8th day had > this old essay reprinted (as they do always) on the last page > Its about the birds that come to the coral tree > > but not to similar flowers of Butea monosperma ( i wondered why) > > and he also talks of the great mimicker bird the Chloropsis > i do not know any thing about this Jendron's bird. > > I though you would enjoy this look back at the diary of a bird watcher. > > On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 3:50 PM, Ashwini Bhatia <ashw...@ashwinibhatia.com> > wrote: > >> Thank you very much Ushadi. You have always been very encouraging of my >> meagre efforts. >> Ashwini >> >> On 9 May 2016, at 11:41, Ushadi Micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> wonderful follow up to my question >> >> Thanks Ashwini you not anything if not thorough >> >> i love this >> >> usha di >> >> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 6:57 AM, Ashwini Bhatia <ashw...@ashwinibhatia.com >> > wrote: >> >>> I feel the same way Ushadi. Local children always had an eye for wild >>> fruits but that sadly is changing as they spend less time outdoors. That >>> means the birds have a feast. I have seen most species on a pear tree one >>> time or the other and have managed to photograph a couple. Variegated >>> Laughing and Blue Whistling thrushes, the Grey-winged Blackbird, Great >>> Barbet, Rufous Sibia, Himalayan Bulbul, Grey-headed Woodpecker, >>> Yellow-billed Blue Magpie…the list goes on. Here are some images; >>> >>> Thanks. >>> Ashwini >>> >>> 1. Grey-winged Blackbird, 2. Variegated Laughing Thrush, 3. Great >>> Barbet, 4. Rufous Sibia >>> <_MG_5309_18Dec14.jpeg> >>> <IMG_2522.jpeg><IMG_2549.jpeg><IMG_3882.jpeg> >>> >>> On 8 May 2016, at 23:29, Ushadi Micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> well, very nice, Ashwini. >>> >>> i am sure God created these not just for humans >>> somehow homo sapiens has taken to thinking >>> (esp after the industrial revolution) that we are the center of the >>> universe... a little spiritual meditation or day dreaming brings >>> me to realize that its just a figment of somebody's >>> egocentric imagination.... fruit trees were I think best enjoyed by >>> birds, animals, little children and then us. in that order. >>> dont you think so? >>> >>> >>> >>> so now what kind of birds are attracted to these trees? >>> that would be interesting follow up. >>> >>> usha di >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, May 7, 2016 at 12:07 PM, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks, Ashwini for completing the set with beautiful facts & pictures. >>>> >>>> On 7 May 2016 at 10:51, <ashw...@ashwinibhatia.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks Ushadi. Yes, the locals eat it off the trees when these are >>>>> black and soft (below) but not in a big way. Majority is still consumed by >>>>> birds. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. >>>>> Ashwini >>>>> >>>>> <image1.JPG> >>>>> >>>>> On 07-May-2016, at 9:40 AM, Ushadi Micromini < >>>>> microminipho...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> very nice >>>>> do locals eat or use the fruits in nayway? >>>>> >>>>> usha di >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 7:32 PM, Ashwini Bhatia < >>>>> ashw...@ashwinibhatia.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> These are blossoming now rivalling the cherry blossoms of the autumn. >>>>>> Most of these wild pears have been leafless for a couple of months >>>>>> attracting birds with their fruits in late autumn and early winter. I am >>>>>> quite confident that I have the correct ID as several of these I have >>>>>> seen >>>>>> in fruit before. I am also suspecting that my 14 Feb post was also this. >>>>>> >>>>>> *Pyrus pashia*–Himalayan Pear or Indian Wild Pear >>>>>> Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP >>>>>> 1800m >>>>>> 27 March 2015 >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks. >>>>>> Ashwini >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> <_MG_0151_27March15.jpg><_MG_0152_27March15.jpg><_MG_0155_27March15.jpg> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Usha di >>>>> =========== >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> With regards, >>>> J.M.Garg >>>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> >>>> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. >>>> For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian >>>> Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group >>>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix>(largest in the >>>> world- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or Efloraofindia >>>> website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species >>>> database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 images). >>>> The whole world uses my Image Resource >>>> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a >>>> thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. >>>> (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). 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