hey catty!

This is the most notoroius neighbor! Spills my garbage bag, messes the floor... throws attitude !!! Caught her stealth from the 7th floor balcony :)

Hawksbill Turtle

OMG! i really cant believe that i have met one of the critically endangered species !!!

This one landed on the shore with a broken shell. Good Samaritan nursed it and and made it healthy again. But I guess it has become used to easy food and may be the sea is so unwelcoming that it is unwilling to go back :(

How i wish that it gets back to its habitat and has a happy and safe life :(

...suggestions are welcome!

frog prince?

Monsoon's first guest :)

Sacred Ibis

Wise guardians of the mangroves

go... go... flamingo!

WOW! is the only word that comes to the mind when you see this splendid beauty. This was my second experience of going to the mangroves to catch a glimpse of the fiery birds and worth every bit of the time spent!

Lesser flamingoes are 'Near threatened' species, I hope they keep returning to my city.

Thanks to all the people who made it possiable :)

Rose Ringed Parakeets

I have heard funny pet stories of parakeets! its intelligence is evident from its adaptability.

At one of the friends place, this little one was accustomed to having 'half fry' and 'tea'. At my aunt's place, fondly called 'Ganesh' was crazy about wafers and other fried stuff. The moment it heard crackling sound it used to land in the kitchen :)

Needless to say these are very good at mimicking humans, very soon they catch up with human phrases and incessantly strike them at the right timing !!! bingo

kau che ghar shenach!

Crow stories are so common and invincible part of growing up. Notorious villain to intelligence personified to silly simpleton to ... a crow plays all the characters. But apart from all the stories I have vivid memories of this black pest (maybe not a pest, but cant think of a word).

When I was 6-7 yrs old I was attacked by a crow :-o scary!!! I can still feel the claw scratches in my head .... so horrible... too much price for being inquisitive... I came crying all the way from my friends place :( .... bad crow!

My second memory of this villainous bird is when it savoured our ( me and my sister's) pet sparrow. How inhumane was that !!! I cried this time too.

May be it is a frustrated bird! who gets fooled by the cuckoo so easily and so offen!

Crow is also supposed to be a messenger of uninvited guests (shouldn't expect more)

uff! Anyways here are some bizarre examples of crows nest ....

one on the lamp post on WEH and ther other one built on piled wires

common myna

As a kid I was told that when paushas alias myna arrive soon it is going to rain :) Well mynas dont travel with water borne clouds but infact stay with us in the least expected places e.g.

I saw this smart one nesting inside the lamp post :)

i am a witness...

i feel so lucky :) the birds have out grown the nest... i wonder if they would remember me as their neighbour!

this blog is a tribute to all the little lives around us that enliven us.