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My Elusive Neighbours!
It has been a good season for the mango tree caressing my fourth floor kitchen window. It’s branches are heavy with fruit, and two mangoes close enough to reach out and touch, were eliciting so much attention, I had to run in and grab my camera!
First it was this furry friend who was so busy gorging he didn’t have time to lift his head and say hello.
Then this beauty weighed the pros and cons of an unripe fruit nearby…….
………………and hopped on over to the tried and tested one.
Followed by her elusive cousin who threw caution to the winds and ignored the crazy lady with the black thingie for a change!
Aah, I know how good that tastes….I wonder what I am going to do when the mango season ends too!
Midway through the feast my camera got distracted and latched onto this wise old lady meditating in the background……..
………who did deign to turn around and show me her pretty face.
Thank you for visiting and have a great week ahead 🙂
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I don’t believe there is much better in this world than a ripe mango and those lovely birds you so wonderfully captured seem to know it too Madhu. 🙂
Yes, those are smart birds 🙂 Thanks Luann.
Fantastic photoshot and delicious fruit 😀 @Madhu
Thank you Anna 😉
So true! These neighbours are elusive when it comes to photographing them! Love these images 🙂 And I’ll also miss mangoes once the season’s over… So will try to gorge on them as much as I can… And congratulations! 🙂 Your photo of machu picchu is one of the images decorating the new WordPress Homepage 😀
Thank you Kasturika. Where did you see my MP image? Sorry for a ‘duh’ question, but I have no idea how to get to the WP home page! I either see the log in page or my reader after I sign in.
Even I saw it only that day! After that I also got the standard login page… The WordPress homepage is pretty mysterious… Maybe they were just testing it out…
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Lovely pictures, Madhu. Such lovely companions to share you neighborhood with!
Thank you so much Uday. Lovely to see you here 🙂
I felt like a little kid all excited as I watch your green feathered friend on a mango tree. You are blessed to live in a place surrouned by colorful, exotic creatures. A paradise on Earth.
The big city is just behind that tree IT, but I do pretend it isn’t 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
very much nostalgic 🙂
A typical scene in the west coast isn’t it? But I never had a fourth floor view growing up 🙂
True 🙂
Wonderful. I love seeing glimpses into other’s daily lives.
I only open my door occasionally, but thanks for looking TBM 🙂
wonderful, simply. I long for these exotic fruit and the cool shades of mango gardens. Great photos.
Thank you Shakil.
Much competition for the fruits on the trees – squirrels, birds and you. 🙂
Yes, but there was plenty to go around! Thank you for your visit and comment 🙂
Beautifully told, Madhu. 🙂
Thank you Jo. Hope your toe is better 🙂
Limping for life has a certain ring to it, Madhu. The weather is dreary again so perhaps it’s no tragedy. 🙂
You better get to a doctor fast.
I love this set! Beautiful.
Glad you do, thank you Mithriluna 🙂
wow..Madhu..I loved these pics…very beautiful and contrast 🙂
Thank you Kavita. Those birds did co-operate 🙂
hehehe…I sure agree my dear
Lovely pics. Beautifully captured:)
Thank you Praveena 🙂
Lovely images of birds I will never see in the UK except at Edinburgh Zoo. There are so many lovely birds in different parts of the world.
This is delightful! How wonderful to have a mango tree outside your window. They are such delicious fruits!
How delightful to see mangoes from your window! I eat mangoes every day during this time of the year 🙂
Great captures of these greedy birds, Madhu. 🙂 Will you get some mangoes for yourself, or will they have a go at them all?
Hi Madhu, I’m so jealous you have this magical scene right outside your window. I love mangoes; I’d be delighted to have them within my reach! And those birds are lovable. I wouldn’t mind sharing the fruits with them. Stunning photos.
Well, I suppose every season it’s a dream you could reach out and pick yourself a fruit but then you wouldn’t have these pretty visitors 🙂
I remember mangoes from West Africa, St Ludia and India. ( best I can do at the moment is inferior fruit at the super-market)
I love your story…
Fresh fruit is tempting to many, I see. Great photos, Madhu. I don’t blame the birds and squirrels (?) for wanting to gnosh on the mangos.
Oh I love your neighbors!
What generous and colourful neighbours you have Madhu!
cutie 🙂
Yum … Yum … Yum … I love mangos. Unfortunately, the ones we get at the stores are frozen and don’t always taste as sweet. I do go to a farmers market for fresh ones but those aren’t always as sweet too. I would adore having a tree in my back yard. I have to think about planting one. We have squirrels as well which might mean less fruit…. but … no gorgeous birds like the ones pictured here. Stunning post of nature living its daily life.
Oh, Madhu! I am coming for afternoon tea! 😉
Most welcome Riba 🙂
What a treat to have your own supply of mangoes right outside your window, Madhu! Do you harvest them regularly?
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i missed your neighbours while i was travelling madhu, such delightful creatures!
Beautiful shots! Needless to say, thatI am green with envy over the greenery you live in and those fruits just within reach. Coudl you believe it, that in Bali Mango trees grow along the roadside and no one picks the fruits, leaving them to the monkeys to have a feast on? In Indoesna Mangoes are eaten raw with a Palm Sugar dressing, however I prefer a ripem, sweet and aromatic mango…..hmmm! Something we badly miss out here as expats!
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I’ve two mango trees and experienced squirrel/fruit fly/bird problem. This was solved:
Squirrels – Use a one way door trap (either kill or release the vermin)
Bird – Use bird netting during ripening to deter birds.
Maggots/Fruit flies – Apple cider vinegar/soap drop in a bottle with holes.
You should see more mangoes with wastage reduction. Rear honey bees if possible. Fastens up pollination during flowering season. Good luck