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Wildc*rds: Scarce Shot Silverline
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A personal blog on wildlife around me. Thursday, November 27, 2008. A rare one, the Scarce Shot Silverline ( Aphnaeus elima. Moore or Spindasis elima. Moore, as it was earlier called) is an uncommon butterfly preferring the drier regions. This one was photographed while mud-puddling at B. R. Hills near a roadside water hole towards VGKK. A lifer for me. Posted by Ulhas Anand. Thursday, November 27, 2008. Labels: B. R. Hills. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was an error in this gadget.
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Wildc*rds: Pongam or Honge or Indian Beech Tree
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A personal blog on wildlife around me. Thursday, October 18, 2007. Pongam or Honge or Indian Beech Tree. Pongam or Honge ( Pongamia pinnata. As it's called is a native of India and grows in profusion, generally planted as avenue trees by the forest department. It's renowned for its shade and is well known in traditional uses for its medicinal properties. It is also grown as a host plant for lac insects. The tree is also one of the food plants for Common Cerulean ( Jamides celeno. Posted by Ulhas Anand.
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Wildc*rds: Common or Gray or Hanuman Langur
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A personal blog on wildlife around me. Thursday, December 27, 2007. Common or Gray or Hanuman Langur. The Hanuman or Gray or Common Langur ( Semnopithecus entellus dussumieri. Of Lord Rama when he crossed over to Sri Lanka. The black face is attributed to Lord Hanuman getting burnt when setting fire to Lanka. These monkeys are the eyes of the forest and usually call out when a predator is around. They form an alliance with the Spotted Deer or Chital ( Axis axis. Posted by Ulhas Anand.
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Wildc*rds: The Tailed Jay
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A personal blog on wildlife around me. Wednesday, November 26, 2008. Is a common swallowtail butterfly in Bangalore. It is a restless flier and can be more often seen hovering around the False Ashoka Tree ( Polyalthia sp. And the Champaka/Sampige tree ( Michelia champaca. Posted by Ulhas Anand. Wednesday, November 26, 2008. Labels: B. R. Hills. I have seen lots of Tailed Jays, only now I know its name. Thanks a lot Ullas. March 25, 2012 at 12:43:00 PM GMT 5:30. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Wildc*rds: 05/23/2004 - 05/30/2004
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A personal blog on wildlife around me. Thursday, May 27, 2004. The Bintangor's scientific name means calophyllum = calo is beautiful, phyllum is leaves; inophyllum = ino is fiber and phyllum is leaves. In other words this plant is named for its beautiful, fibrous leaves. Native to India, it is indigenous to Southeast Asia, especially prevalent in Polynesia. It's called as Kamani Tree in Hawaii. It has some interesting medical stories attached to it too. Posted by Ulhas Anand. Thursday, May 27, 2004.
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Wildc*rds: Pink Shower Tree or Java Pink Cassia
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A personal blog on wildlife around me. Thursday, October 18, 2007. Pink Shower Tree or Java Pink Cassia. The Java Pink Cassia or Cassia javanica. Is a beautiful deciduous tree with clusters of pink flowers and pods that are long and tubular. The pods contain coin-like disc shaped seeds and smells plain yucky! As the scientific name suggests the tree is a native of Java and Asian tropics. This was shot in Cubbon Park. Posted by Ulhas Anand. Thursday, October 18, 2007. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Wildc*rds: 12/05/2004 - 12/12/2004
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A personal blog on wildlife around me. Friday, December 10, 2004. Another fly shot on the same day at Lalbagh. This guy was using his legs to as wipers to clean his eye (the water droplets? Superb design on the eye. Posted by Ulhas Anand. Friday, December 10, 2004. Same Fly, Same Place, Same Leaf! Posted by Ulhas Anand. Friday, December 10, 2004. Shot in Lalbagh, this fly gave me enough time to go around and shoot it from the back side. The abdomen is golden in color and it shows! Posted by Ulhas Anand.
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Wildc*rds: 12/07/2008 - 12/14/2008
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A personal blog on wildlife around me. Wednesday, December 10, 2008. This was one of the most curious things that I have seen in a while! On the 30th of November 2008, M. B. Krishna and me decided to take an early morning walk through Lalbagh. What we had not expected to see were a pair of Spot-billed Pelicans ( Pelecanus philippensis. Fishing in the most ingenious ways possible. Would surface to eat the food and become a meal for the waiting Pelicans! Posted by Ulhas Anand. Wednesday, December 10, 2008.
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Birding in Mumbai: January 2004
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A Guide to the best Nature-Watching spots in and around Mumbai (Maharashtra,INDIA). Click on the markers and Zoom in and out of the below Interactive Map to browse through some of them. Bird Watching sites in Mumbai. Tuesday, January 27, 2004. Nature Links - INDIA. Here's some interesting links on Nature India. Bird Spot 3.5. A software to keep track of your bird sightings). An amazing website of Indian Birds. A website on Indian Butterflies. Another website on Indian Butterflies. Posted by Sahil Latheef.
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Wildc*rds: 06/06/2004 - 06/13/2004
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A personal blog on wildlife around me. Tuesday, June 08, 2004. Blue Porter Weed - 2. A closer crop of the Blue Porter Weed. Posted by Ulhas Anand. Tuesday, June 08, 2004. Blue Porter Weed - 1. This picture shows a full view of the Blue Porter Weed found commonly in our scrub forests. Though a weed in other countries, it's a native to India and grows naturally here. This is getting slowly replaced by other invasive true weeds like Eupatorium and Parthenium. Posted by Ulhas Anand. Tuesday, June 08, 2004.
