Showing posts with label feathered heritage India. Show all posts
Showing posts with label feathered heritage India. Show all posts
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Kanha National Park
Here is a very economical offer to visit Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh!
Three days standard itinerary
2 Nights/ 3 days stay charges
Plus
Meals (Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner)
Pick up and drop facility from Gondia Station and back
Two visits to Kanha National Park
Rs 18400/- per batch of six persons
This offer is courtesy Kanha Village Camp
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Barbets
The colourful barbets are closely related to woodpeckers. They are as common in the gardens of Delhi as they are in the wooded streets of South Mumbai.
Many believe that the typical calls repeated rhythmically is an indicator that our city pollution levels are still under control in many parts which have large trees around.
In common with woodpeckers barbets feet have two toes facing forwards and two back. This feature allows them to cling easily to trees and excavate their nests.
The place to look for them in Mumbai is old fig trees. In Delhi, the coppersmith and green barbet are regular garden visitors (mostly in large public gardens).
The short video below on the “feathered heritage of India” opens with a coppersmith calling and excavating its nest on a dead tree trunk in a common park in a residential area in Delhi.
India's Feathered Heritage - These bloopers are hilarious
The photos below are of a green barbet guarding its chicks inside the tree hole nearby. Curious onlookers are still there, like the mynah, which is trying to peer in and of course my camera!
Many believe that the typical calls repeated rhythmically is an indicator that our city pollution levels are still under control in many parts which have large trees around.
In common with woodpeckers barbets feet have two toes facing forwards and two back. This feature allows them to cling easily to trees and excavate their nests.
The place to look for them in Mumbai is old fig trees. In Delhi, the coppersmith and green barbet are regular garden visitors (mostly in large public gardens).
The short video below on the “feathered heritage of India” opens with a coppersmith calling and excavating its nest on a dead tree trunk in a common park in a residential area in Delhi.
India's Feathered Heritage - These bloopers are hilarious
The photos below are of a green barbet guarding its chicks inside the tree hole nearby. Curious onlookers are still there, like the mynah, which is trying to peer in and of course my camera!
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