Hi,
Btw, are you interested in Indian Flora which is also closely related to butterflies, birds, other aspects etc.? If so, why don't you join 'efloraofindia' e-group (around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) & interact a bit about our flora & bring beauties from your lens, if any? Efloraofindia (eFI in short) is the largest google e-group in the world in this field & the largest nature related e-group (and the most constructive) in India devoted to creating awareness, helping in identification etc. along with discussion on & documentation of Indian Flora.
Efloraofindia (eFI in short) website helps in documenting flora of India that is being discussed on 'efloraofindia' e-group along with supplementing the working of the group. A species database (Alphabetically family wise- Seed plants etc.) has been created here family wise & then followed genus wise. Intent of this database is compilation of all the posts on 'efloraofindia' e- group so that it's useful to all concerned as all the data about a particular species will be available under a single head & easily searchable. It has the largest database on net on Indian Flora with details of seed plants, ferns, fungi & others of more than 11,000 species (and with more than 2,20,000 pictures at efloraofindia e-group links).
Should I add you as a member? You may choose from one of the four options given below:
'All Email: send each message as it arrives' option (around 50 messages per day)
'No email: web-only participation' option,
'Abridged Email: one summary email of new activity per day' option or
'Digest Email: up to 25 full new messages in a single email'
One will be able to visit, send replies & post by visiting 'efloraofindia'e-group in any of the above modes without having to bother about emails flooding the inboxes.
You can also visit & join it by clicking at 'efloraofindia' e-group.
You can also forward it to anybody interested.
If you are already a member, please ignore this request.
--J.M.Garg
'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna'
Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia.
For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group (largest in the world- around 2700 members & 2,40,000 messages on 31.3.16) or Efloraofindia website (with a species database of more than 11,000 species & 2,20,000 images).
The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image.
Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of India'.
