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Post by Ding Carpio on Nov 24, 2008 13:38:04 GMT
First off, sorry, these are really bad shots. Chanced upon some of these really active pigeons. Looks like Grey Imperial-Pigeons from the Kennedy Guide plates. But I shot these in Subic so the location doesn't match.   I think the ones below are Balicassiaos. Can someone confirm, pls?   And what fruit is that? I'm beginning to take interest on fruiting trees that birds like. If I get the chance, I'd like to plant these trees on project sites to attract birds. |
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Post by Lydia Robledo on Nov 24, 2008 15:51:54 GMT
Yehey, Ding. In my butterfly talks, I've always shared to people to always consider wildlife when they build their garden, their resorts, their parks, their farms. This is the biggest PLUS with our fascination to birdwatching. I trully believe that unless people go out and spend time with nature, they will not learn to appreciate. But when they learn to appreciate the birds and the butterflies, then they start taking care of their habitats. Our children need to be motivated to go out and learn from nature and spend less time watching TV or computer games. I have started gathering seedlings of plants that the birds like. I have photos, too. Why don't we start a thread "Feed the Birds" , Ka Romy? In La Mesa Dam, this is where Bantay Kalikasan falls short. They just plant trees but have not considered wildlife. More than fruiting trees, insect feeding birds also need the lower vegetation where most of their food source are found. Sigue, let's plant! Let's feed the birds.
Happy,
telyd
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Post by Lydia Robledo on Nov 24, 2008 15:57:37 GMT
I'd like to encourage members of the PBP to take a shot of the tree they find that attracts birds, whether fruiting or in bloom or infested with caterpillars. Take a photo of the leaves, the fruits, the trunk and the whole tree. Please, please, please. I will take care of compiling them together with the larval hostplants. telyd
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Post by Lydia Robledo on Nov 24, 2008 16:02:21 GMT
Ding, I can't identify the tree with the fruit because it looks so much like many other fruits in the wild. The leaves looks like the leaves of the fire tree or ipil-ipil but maybe it just happened to be beside the real tree. In my books, the fruits do not match the leaves. You have better photos of the leaves? telyd
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Post by Ding Carpio on Nov 24, 2008 20:04:19 GMT
Ding, I can't identify the tree with the fruit because it looks so much like many other fruits in the wild. The leaves looks like the leaves of the fire tree or ipil-ipil but maybe it just happened to be beside the real tree. In my books, the fruits do not match the leaves. You have better photos of the leaves? telyd Here's the best leaf and bark sample I have. Sorry. My photos were all focused on the birds, not the tree.   The other tree that Tina discovered is this one. Can someone ID this one, too, pls?  |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Nov 24, 2008 22:47:20 GMT
Ding, the first two look like Green Imperial-Pigeon, while the dark bird appears to be a Balicassiao to me judging from its strong bill.
Both, and the tree too, appear to be suffering from malaria? ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Eric Patdu on Nov 25, 2008 0:59:41 GMT
Hello Ding, Agree with the Mastah. I've seen more bronzy Green Imperials before and I'm not so sure but it could have something to do with age much like a juvenile Spotted Imperial Pigeon which is all bronzy brown before it acquires its adult plumage. The tree where the balicassiao was looks interesting with its hanging fruits or flowers.  |
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