The other day, lying in bed and browsing the daily papers, the quiet was interrupted by some excited chirping. Accompanying it was a sudden flutter of wings. Promptly I dumped the papers. I knew where to look. For the noises was just outside the nearby bedroom windows.
Such a flurry of activity greeted my eyes. Some birds had landed on several hanging strands of berries of the red sealing wax tree. Quickly I grabbed my daughter's camera. Without being intrusive, I zoomed the lens onto their preoccupation.
I wonder if it was the considerably cooler air after the rain that brought the birds here. First came the pigeons, then starlings, followed by the magpie robins. As they pecked and caught the seeds so deftly with their slightly curved beaks, the strands of berries danced in the air. It looked like a bird party - everyone was invited. Each bird seemed happily feeding away and there was no tussle for food nor territory. It was just past 6 pm and I reckon birds call it dinner too like us. Talk about eating like a bird! But they didn't seem to want much and soon flew to higher look outs. The neem tree nearby was their perch - here again I managed to capture the plumage of the pigeon. Thankfully my friend,
WChinner identified the specie, so now I know it's the Trenon Vernans. I think 12 birds came for dinner in 4 different flights.
To think this was my lucky encounter with the birds after so many years of the plant standing right there. After all, this clump of
lovely palm (
cyrtostachys renda) with its deep red trunk and fronds have been planted more than 20 years ago. The trunks have grown pretty tall and grace the front of the house. The horticulturist highly recommended this as it is a showy plant. How could I have missed the visitations ? There must have been many.
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| Having a berry -merry time! |
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| Aiming for the choicest |
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| Starling sharing dinner . |
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| Fluffing up on the neem tree |
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| We have had our dinner. Time to catch up on news. |
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| Can't possibly eat them all. Never mind, I'll take it easy. |
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| The handsome male- Pink- Necked Green Pigeon ( Trenon Vernans) |
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| Acrobatics in the air |
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Really nice, I love bird watching....
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Cool pics, good you had your camera handy.
ReplyDeleteWow,wonderful n cool picks...
ReplyDeleteGreat captures, Keats! You are lucky not to miss this lucky encounter although you might have missed some of them in the past. :)
ReplyDeleteYou had some lovely guests over for dinner!
ReplyDeleteAwesome pictures. What a treat to have such lovely guests.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting photos to show how nature works. It is important we dont feed them cause they can find food in the wild. Feeding them make them so very dependent on the human for their food.
ReplyDeleteThey have their ways of balancing with their beak down. Great pixz & chirping story of a bird party.
ReplyDeleteI have not seen before so like tree and so like fruit...This is very interesting for me....Thank You very much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWow! Those are some awesome photos! You smart, talented person! I know that the Pink-Necked Green Pigeons love the berries of the Royal Palm and Macarthur Palm, because I have seen them merrily feasting during palm fruiting season. The Yellow-Vented Bulbuls and Phillipine Glossy Starlings are other feathered friends who love these berries. Your photos made me smile! Don't forget to do "MY Garden Birdwatch" this weekend, Keats! Happy World Environment Day!
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures.
ReplyDeleteYou have such wonderful guests, great photo opportunity for you.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos and lovely birds. I was just wondering that day in my garden that I wish for some big tree in my garden someday where beautiful birds could come and play, perhaps make their nests! Wishful thinking...!
ReplyDeleteyou captured them well having dinner. birds are quite decent in sharing..., like anything else, its alright when food is abundant, sadly there will be fight when food is scarce....
ReplyDeleteYou are lucky to be able to enjoy such a sight right at your own home... very colorful birds...
ReplyDeleteWow..so many wonderful birds to see coming into your garden. Beautiful shots.
ReplyDeleteThese are such great shots, Keats. Looks like fun--eating and getting your exercise at the same time :)
ReplyDeleteThe birds knew they have a good neighbor!
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