Very nice picture of Cattle egret Pankaj ji Thanks for sharing. Neha ji thanks for explaining the meaning of the word वंचक. Both the names वंचक and ढोकरी are Marathi names for Indian pond heron as I found on the net.
On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 12:15 AM, Neha Singh <neha.vind...@gmail.com> wrote: > Madhuri Ji, वंचक means one who deceives or cheats. Pond heron probably > got dis name cauz it got a brilliant camouflage and it can be easily > missed ,even when it is very near. Also it has a habit of standing > still to remain inconspicuous. > Another name u mentioned ढोकरी ..I dnt think it has any Hindi > meaning...probably in sm other language. > -- Regards Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade
