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 <swamy.c...@gmail.com> wrote: > Simply superb photographs. > > On Oct 21, 3:21 pm, Neil Soares <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com> 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 <itii...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > From: Madhuri Raut <itii...@gmail.com> > > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:88872] Re: Holostemma annulare flowering > > To: "Neha Singh" <neha.vind...@gmail.com> > > Cc: "efloraofindia" <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > > 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 <neha.vind...@gmail.com> 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
