The Fig Tree - 5
To show how the tiny
Thick-billed Flowerpecker
was feeding on ripe figs ...
I will
have to show some other
birds that were feeding
in the same tree ...
Please note here that
the fruit ( fig ) is nearly
sessile ( with a
very small stalk ... )
There were bigger bird
feeding in the
canopy as well ...
One of them was
Asian Koel ...
( Eudynamys scolopaceus )
... the ripe succulent
figs were
irresistiblly inviting ...
The image shows a male
Asian Koel
plucking out a fig ...
The fruit instead of
coming off whole was
torn close to its
cap joining it with
the branch ... about
10-15 percent still
sticking to the
branch ...
This will become clear
in the next image ...
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Karad City
Dist. Satara
Maharashtra
India
25.12.2010
