what an important documentation!!! Your subject line says datura flower, and then main text talks of Ipomea... confusing
Usha di === On Jul 18, 9:21 am, shrikant ingalhalikar <le...@rediffmail.com> wrote: > Dear Raghu, > > The Sunbird picture is an eye opener for those who strongly advise > removal of Ipomoea carnae from water bodies. They claim that this > exotic is not visited by any bird and is harmful (?) to the wetland > habitats. I have found that Ipomoea-Typha community creates floating > masses of vegetation that supports a lot of aquatic flora and fauna. > It also offers the shelter and breeding sites to aquatic birds. > Recently all such 'weeds' were removed from a water body in Pune due > to which the dwindling population of birds fell down to almost zero. > Pistia that was in controlled proportion earlier now occupies the > entire lake suggesting eutrophication. > I would like members to post their observations on these aspects. > Regards, > > On Jul 18, 1:51 am, raghu ananth <raghu_...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Sunbird puncturing the Ipomoea carnea - morning glory family (?) flower > > base and feeding on nectar > > > 9.30 am, 9 March, 2009 at Tailoor lake in Kokkare Bellur > > > This shrub is found in abundance all over the banks of the Tailoor lake > > (~300 acres). > > > The flower bud seems in no particular hurry to bloom but that does not seem > > to bother the purple sunbird. Well, remember the tale of the thirsty crow? > > Even though the long tubes of the flower seem to be out of reach, the small > > bird displays enough intelligence to puncture the flower base and feed on > > the nectar happily and move on to the next plant. > > Next time, anyone calls you a bird brain, take that as a compliment! > > > Ipomoea carnea Convolvulaceae (morning glory family) > > > (Tailoor lake is a paradise for wet land water birds - Coot, Cormorant, > > Spot billed duck, long legged stilt, Pelican, waders and numerous > > migratory birds > > > Regards > > Raghu > > > DSC_4638 KokkareBellur Sunbird feeding on nectar.jpg > > 828KViewDownload > > > DSC_4639 KokkareBellur Sunbird feeding on the nectar.jpg > > 174KViewDownload > > > DSC_5018.jpg > > 512KViewDownload > > > DSC_5029.jpg > > 166KViewDownload > > > DSC_4611.jpg > > 773KViewDownload > > > DSC_4611b.jpg > > 259KViewDownload > > > DSC_4624c.jpg > > 655KViewDownload > > > DSC_4637.jpg > > 539KViewDownload
