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On Monday, November 23, 2009 at 12:08:52 PM UTC+5:30 phil walton wrote: > *Magnificent pics, Sunita / Raghu /Sunil. I wonder why the hornbill would > favour the teak tree? Perhaps because they are shy as you mentioned and the > various teaks tend to have broad shade-providing leaves. Hornbills > otherwise require a considerable tree hollow for nesting and their diet is > cheifly fruit/nuts partuculalrly figs. Let's not be niaive in thinking they > are pure vegetarians as they do take the occasional bit of 'non-veg' > particularly while nesting, besides, every fig contains fig wasp larvae. * > > > > *All the best and thanks!James* > > 2009/11/23 Nayan Singh <[email protected]> > > Are all the photos of same plant ??? >> the cordate leaves area missing >> the bark on trunk is looking different >> thanks >> >> N.S.Dungriyal IFS >> Chief Conservator of Forests >> and Field Director >> Satpura Tiger Reserve Hoshangabad >> M.P. >> 09424792100 >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* raghu ananth <[email protected]> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Sun, 22 November, 2009 7:27:41 PM >> *Subject:* [indiantreepix:23736] Malbar Pied hornbills favourite hont - >> The Yellow teak trees. >> >> *Malbar Pied hornbills favourite hont - The Yellow teak trees.* >> >> >> >> *Local Names: Heddi, Arishina thega, Hettega)* >> >> *English Yelow Tteak* >> >> *Scientific: Adina cordifolia* >> >> *Fam Rubiaeae* >> >> >> >> */** >> >> * Excerpts from our travelogue.....* >> >> >> >> *We reached Dandeli in the morning and the first place on our itinerary >> was the old Timber Yard which falls under the purview of the Forest >> Department. An unorthodox choice one would think except for one small >> significant detail – the opportunity to see a good number of Malabar Pied >> Hornbills all in one place. Many of them nest in the larg Heddi trees >> (Yellow teak). On reaching here, we found that the rains had turned the >> ground into a green carpet while the trees looked lush and green. We had >> barely walked a kilometer when the first Hornbill we sighted was met with a >> whoop of joy. These creatures are wary of people and the moment they spot >> them, they try to hide in the branches or fly to a far off tree. Not an >> easy thing to do, given their large and curved yellow beaks which can be >> seen sticking out, however high in the tree they perch themselves. We >> walked on and at one place counted ten Hornbills on a tree. Our guide said >> early mornings are the best time to spot them and it is not uncommon to see >> hundreds of them here. Another creature that delighted us thoroughly was >> the Malabar Giant squirrel. We followed the antics of one as it feasted on >> some leaves and then raced down a tree to pick up some berries from the >> ground and then race back up the tree again.* >> >> >> >> **/* >> >> >> >> >> >> *Regards* >> >> *Sunita / Raghu /Sunil* >> >> *Dandeli Timber Yard, Uttara Kannada District, June 2009* >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage >> <http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_yyi_1/*http://in.yahoo.com/>. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "indiantreepix" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=. >> >> ------------------------------ >> The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage >> <http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_yyi_1/*http://in.yahoo.com/>. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "indiantreepix" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=. >> > > > > -- > Visit our updated blog for recent news: http://pklchdfam.blogspot.com/ > > Our keys are here--click below! > http://docs.google.com/View?id=dfnh2zwj_308ddcp9pfz > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/84d89b5a-070d-46a0-b2ff-32428fec7760n%40googlegroups.com.
