Now that the corn I have planted in my vegetable patch is filling up, I have started getting theseRoseringed parakeets as constant visitors. The male of the species has a red ring around its neck. This visitor was female, and she screeched for 20 minutes, sitting on the custard apple tree. She had already gobbled up the last of my custard apples.
Although Roseringed parakeets are pretty to look, they are real pests. Flocks of these parakeets swoop down on farmland and cause immense damage to the farmers. They can be trained to say a few words and do some tricks .
There was another visitor in the dusk. You can see him if you click on the picture above. He is a Mongoose. These are fearless creatures, who can fight with a cobra and kill it. Unfortunately, the mongoose is becoming rare because the meat of the mongoose is prized for it supposedly 'viagra qualities'. The next day, a man from the village did come and ask my neighbour if a mongoose was seen in her garden. He wanted to catch it . She shouted at him and sent him on his business.
This butterfly is a rare visitor. I liked its markings. I could not find its name.
Poor mongoose! Luckily there are nice people around to save it! The bird look so adorable unfortunately it's a pest....
ReplyDeleteI have seen butterfly similar to this in my garden few weeks back!
Wow, three amazing sightings! I've read a lot about how pesky those parrots and parakeets can be to farmers, but they sure are cute... Thats the pretties brown butterfly ever!
ReplyDeleteI've never seen a picture of a mongoose until now....just the cartoon. Thanks for sharing and glad the woman chased that creeper off:)
ReplyDeletePoor mongoose indeed! I, too, am glad there was someone to save him! What next???? Your photos are so beautiful! Love the butterfly! Have a lovely day!
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Great shot of the parrot. Years ago, my little corn patch was reduced to inedible kernels by these birds! Pests, indeed!
ReplyDeleteThe butterfly looks like the Chocolate Pansy but I'm not 100% sure. Used to be commonly seen in my yard but I don't think I spotted it this year. Lovely shot!
We have loads of mongoose here on the island. There are several in my garden. One of my dogs caught and killed one I was scared. They were brought in to rid the island of rats, but that seem not to be working. The rats and the mongoose (their cousins) have become friends. I wish I had more colourful birds like you Lotusleaf.
ReplyDeleteWhat cool visitors your garden has! Love that parakeet photo.
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing you can get any other work done with such a lovely garden and the amazing visitors. Very well captured pictures.
ReplyDeleteWell that's one happy parakeet.
ReplyDeleteI have a hard time IDing butterflies and have to google them. Shame to hear about the plight of the Mongoose.
Dear Friends,Thanks for all your wonderful comments, which make my day. I can't answer them individually as my computer has crashed.
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting to have a parakeet and a mongoose as visitors. I don't think it will ever happen in my garden. As for the last photo, is it a butterfly or a moth? I posted that on my blog on 9 Aug 2010. If you like its markings, you should see what is on the underside of the wings. :)
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