Oh yes, I forgot to mention this- we could also focus on one hotspot at a time- for eg: The Western Ghats- and ask for photos of only the endemics. While this might neglect members who have not visited the hotspot at hand, this will expose many members to a large number of butterflies outside their region. This also emphasizes the need to conserve the isolated species and their habitat.
Thanks, Pranav On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 7:03 PM, Pranav Balasubramanian < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > This has probably been discussed in great length earlier (I don't > know, I'm a newcomer to the group), but we could use the behavioral aspects > of the subject as 'Theme of the Month topics'- for eg: Migration, > mudpuddling etc. 'Batesian mimicry' would also be quite interesting, where > each contributor provides two photos for comparison. > > These are probably the "conventional, orthodox" themes. From another > perspective, we could have a theme aiding the identification of some of the > more "challenging" species. Edited photos in which the crucial features are > pointed out would be truly invaluable for the novice. In this way, several > photos can be compared as well. > > Another topic that would be of great interest to most butterfly enthusiasts > is "Rare, endangered and Data deficient species". I'm sure many > ButterflyIndia members have great photos of the same, and the conservation > value would be immense. > > Just expressing a few of my thoughts........ > > Thanks, > Pranav > On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 7:45 AM, Vijay Barve <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> Dear Friends, >> >> We received a good response for Theme of Month Feb 2011, which was >> Predation. I have tried to organize all the photos we received for theme at >> http://diversityindia.org/photo/thumbnails.php?album=4 please check if >> your contribution is uploaded or not and if there are any missing >> information if you have already sent it and I have forgot to upload it. >> >> I would also like all of you to check out the compilation of Photo of the >> year 2010 at http://diversityindia.org/photo/thumbnails.php?album=1 a >> final look before we announce it on several other forums for any mistakes >> and omissions. Please also explore the photo site for user friendliness and >> robustness, as we plan to continue using it for all theme of the month and >> photo of the year postings. >> >> Lastly I would like request all the members for theme ideas for upcoming >> months. >> >> Regards, >> >> Vijay >> -- >> --- >> Vijay Vasant Barve >> http://diversityindia.org/ >> --- >> >> > > -- Enjoy
