With the exodus of our neighbours to pastures fruitier, the mango season has officially come to an end.
That sadly means curtains for the daily spectacle outside my kitchen window. But look who got invited to a final farewell feast!!
A very, very shy and skittish female Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus), that had been skulking around for months, in search of suitable host nests (for her parasitic brood). The allure of that luscious, half eaten mango proved irresistible however, and she succumbed long enough for me to get an eyeful.
Her inky black, macho mate thought it beneath his dignity to even grace my backyard with his presence, and remained on his perch on the gulmohar tree out front, summoning her every few minutes, with his raucously melodious whistle.
And along with what seemed like a nursery full of male heirs, ruined my sleep all season! I know it sounds like sour grapes, but I really should be happy the mango season is finally over…

Beautiful post
Thank you for the compliment Flora 🙂
Lovely captures of the birds. 🙂 I can’t help but chuckle at your elation about the mango season being over. Birds can truly be noisy and distracting.
But as usual, I miss them now that they are gone Imelda 😉
Hello! Love how you write! And love the pictures too. I’m going to be a regular!
Appreciate the compliment Anita. Look forward to seeing you around here 🙂
Those pesky noisy neighbours do make for great shots though! Hope you get to enjoy better sleep soon!
Now it is just this blog that keeps me awake Patti 😀
How about a swap? Your Asian Koel for my pigeon?
The one with the runs? No way!!! My balconies are home to enough of the pests 😀
They all have the runs 😦
I have never seen mango on a tree, and have thought these were olives :D. How silly of me 😀
I have never seen olives that size Paula!!! 🙂
the first picture is so nice 🙂
I’ll look forward to your photos of Southern India. I have been to Chennai, but made more drawings than photographs when I was there.
i missed this one earlier. what a fantastic set of images. enjoyed your story, too 🙂