tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post6464106956497829131..comments2024-03-14T20:44:09.704+05:30Comments on The Urban Gardener: Every little flying thingSunita Mohan http://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-90148127181397891542009-11-20T22:40:52.064+05:302009-11-20T22:40:52.064+05:30Carol, thank you for those lovely words :)
October...Carol, thank you for those lovely words :)<br />October and November are butterfly season in Mumbai. There's a lot of migration going on from the colder mountain ranges towards the plains and Mumbai, on the coast, benefits from all that activity. And yes, they truly are the jewels of my garden.Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-33759235637191998182009-11-20T20:01:33.230+05:302009-11-20T20:01:33.230+05:30Hi Sunita! What jewels you attract in your garden....Hi Sunita! What jewels you attract in your garden... your words and photos are lovely and together weave a heart warming post. Thank you! CarolCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-13735237584757624432009-11-09T23:53:00.675+05:302009-11-09T23:53:00.675+05:30Kanak, that's exactly what I feel when I drop ...Kanak, that's exactly what I feel when I drop by your blog and see so many familiar creatures there. A feeling of home away from home :)<br />You're right, the Blue Grass Dartlet is the most stunning blue you can hope to see in Nature.Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-91781608317899654502009-11-09T20:16:23.350+05:302009-11-09T20:16:23.350+05:30It's wonderful to see the same butterflies (wh...It's wonderful to see the same butterflies (which come here) in a different setting. But not the blue damsel. That colour is stunning!! Great pics...and so beautifully captured!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-60872591359381178042009-11-07T18:59:44.596+05:302009-11-07T18:59:44.596+05:30Thanks, Karen :)
Vincas are butterfly magnets. So...Thanks, Karen :)<br /><br />Vincas are butterfly magnets. So are lantanas. Isn't it amazing that 2 flowers which are so common-place as to be almost overlooked in our tropical gardens are such favourites with the butterflies. Even stranger is the fact that I have some hybrid varieties of Vinca growing very close to these ordinary pink-purple ones and the butterflies totally ignore them!<br />You want sunbirds? Grow a Thunbergia grandiflora (commonly known as Bengal Clock vine or Blue Sky Vine)I have one which is rambling all over a fence and the place is alive with sunbirds!Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-61900292467839206262009-11-07T13:33:23.277+05:302009-11-07T13:33:23.277+05:30What an experience! I had no idea those vincas (th...What an experience! I had no idea those vincas (the purple flowers) attracted butterflies!<br /><br />I wish I which flowers would attract- Loten's Sunbird or Long Billed Sunbird - a lovely bird that used to frequent my garden but I haven't sighted it for a while :(<br /><br />You are so lucky to have so much of nature around you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-8812875138789848292009-11-02T01:04:55.995+05:302009-11-02T01:04:55.995+05:30Sunita - Such beautiful butterflies you have in yo...Sunita - Such beautiful butterflies you have in your garden, and lovely images of them that you have captured.<br />KKaren - An Artist's Gardenhttp://www.artistsgarden.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-80761333909806175322009-11-01T14:04:15.705+05:302009-11-01T14:04:15.705+05:30Thanks ! :)Thanks ! :)Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-37384368896549482832009-10-30T11:48:40.690+05:302009-10-30T11:48:40.690+05:30Thank you so much, Dorte :)
I'm honoured that ...Thank you so much, Dorte :)<br />I'm honoured that you think my blog is worthy of the award. I'm heading over to your blog now.<br /><br />Hello, Sannayk! Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. Brazil? Wow! That's one place I'd love to visit sometime. I'll mail you, okay?Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-33918953917732412512009-10-30T07:53:26.069+05:302009-10-30T07:53:26.069+05:30Gostei muito do seu blog ,tem boas informações e l...Gostei muito do seu blog ,tem boas informações e lindas fotos ,gostaria de saber se queres trocar trocar orquideas e sementes de flores comigo , vivo no nordeste do brasil . o meu email é <br />sannayk@hotmail.com .sannayknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-53717280339840385072009-10-29T22:47:00.483+05:302009-10-29T22:47:00.483+05:30Hallo Sunita
Ich liebe Deine Fotos!!!
Sieh bitte a...Hallo Sunita<br />Ich liebe Deine Fotos!!!<br />Sieh bitte auf mein Blog, da ist der Kreativ-Blogger-Award für Dich von mir.<br /><br />liebe Grüße DörteDörtehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499493801667373182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-48487391549997434342009-10-29T00:31:47.141+05:302009-10-29T00:31:47.141+05:30Trudi, they do seem to be dressed for the occasion...Trudi, they do seem to be dressed for the occasion, don't they? The Common Evening Brown has to be one of the most difficult butterflies to photograph. All that rippling effect on its wings seem to make every attempt look blurred as if my hand had shook while clicking. <br />The bird's eye chilli is very popular with the bulbuls which is surprising considering how very pungent they are. The birds don't seem to like the less spicy chillies in my garden quite as much. I wonder why ...Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-21272404716127480512009-10-27T23:57:01.717+05:302009-10-27T23:57:01.717+05:30A wonderful post teeming with many winged visitors...A wonderful post teeming with many winged visitors; and like you so well describe them they all come in their glad wraps, the crushed silk one looks really fine and elegant. The nibbled chilly is transformed into a sculpture! <br />Enchanting post.Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-69625673972671077872009-10-27T21:01:58.355+05:302009-10-27T21:01:58.355+05:30Hi Shady C! Unfortunately the mosquitos are out in...Hi Shady C! Unfortunately the mosquitos are out in full force now in my garden. I cant wait for the really cool weather in December-January to drive them away.<br />As for dragonflies, yes, they're definitely worth stalking with a camera. If nothing, at least for the comical faces that they pull!<br /><br />Helen, our weather does seem to mirror each other, doesn't it?<br />There's something so special about the blues, isn't there? I'm waiting for the Blue Oakleaf butterflies to show up anyday now. They're amazing!Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-75523674353917766132009-10-27T20:57:14.258+05:302009-10-27T20:57:14.258+05:30So typically Mumbai, isn't it, Raji? There'...So typically Mumbai, isn't it, Raji? There's always more going on here than meets the eye :)<br />Patience? I think the butterflies have learnt a few cuss words by now! :D<br /><br />Hi Flowergirl! Is it the same in Chennai too? Which butterflies are you seeing there now?Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-83194121848896049302009-10-27T18:04:37.911+05:302009-10-27T18:04:37.911+05:30I just love your blue dragon fly Sunita, I have ne...I just love your blue dragon fly Sunita, I have never seen one. You have a butterfly habitat in your city garden. Here too it is still hot but the early mornings have a coolness that reminds me of Christmas weather. Even the trade winds are picking up now. Hoping that the October heat breaks soon.islandgal246https://www.blogger.com/profile/09139072456332225087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-5328839379717996932009-10-27T17:47:55.503+05:302009-10-27T17:47:55.503+05:30Nice collection! Fewer and fewer things are flying...Nice collection! Fewer and fewer things are flying around my garden these days, though I don't miss the mosquitoes. Next summer I should go out looking for dragonflies. They look like they'd be as enjoyable to "hunt" as birds!Shady Characterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17522626839086685428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-81306116807448539842009-10-27T17:16:38.318+05:302009-10-27T17:16:38.318+05:30"crushed silk" - lovely description!
..."crushed silk" - lovely description! <br /><br />Yes, the butterflies and dragonflies are everywhere!flowergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13583733876810341137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-89700321619529492202009-10-27T07:10:06.200+05:302009-10-27T07:10:06.200+05:30Sunita, I don't believe all this is happening ...Sunita, I don't believe all this is happening in a city! Remarkable. <br /><br />You are so good with the camera, and what patience you must have to follow these little critters!RAJI MUTHUKRISHNANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767924355822361427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-19769072475253693902009-10-27T06:36:55.859+05:302009-10-27T06:36:55.859+05:30Thanks, Tyra. Did you read Amila's (Gallicissa...Thanks, Tyra. Did you read Amila's (Gallicissa) comment about the Wandering Glider? That's so interesting, isn't it? A truly global dragonfly!<br /><br />Hi Elephant's Eye! Just one problem ... when its cold enough for the butterflies to rest, its too cold for my tropical blood and I dive under the quilt myself :P<br /><br />I agree, Autumn Belle. Damselflies are special! They're so tiny and delicate that they make even dragonflies look clumsy. I think it's this post-monsoon season which is bringing out so many of them.Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-59252381154267303032009-10-27T06:30:12.149+05:302009-10-27T06:30:12.149+05:30They always do that don't they, Stephanie? The...They always do that don't they, Stephanie? They're so pretty that one can't help but look at the dragonflies.<br />As for the parrot, I suspect there is a nest nearby. The whole day is punctuated with "skraak .... skreeek .... skrrrraaaaaak". The whole day! Someone has to tell them them that they're one talkative bird !Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-71032140121769677912009-10-27T04:49:10.548+05:302009-10-27T04:49:10.548+05:30Its been a long long time since I saw a real damse...Its been a long long time since I saw a real damselfly. They are my favourites. Yours are very colourful and pretty.Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-46102242233311079782009-10-27T02:11:36.023+05:302009-10-27T02:11:36.023+05:30You have captured some amazingly detailed pictures...You have captured some amazingly detailed pictures. The dragonflies are harder, at least butterflies will rest if it is cooler, and soak up the sunshine.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-92211203834308394852009-10-26T21:03:50.745+05:302009-10-26T21:03:50.745+05:30Beautiful Sunita, you are so clever with the camer...Beautiful Sunita, you are so clever with the camera, love the Wandering Glider photo.<br />Lovely post, as always/ LOLove TyraTYRA Hallsénius Lindhehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111758517855490413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-72425956402401070102009-10-26T21:01:32.936+05:302009-10-26T21:01:32.936+05:30Oh, beautiful photos. Those dragonflies have my a...Oh, beautiful photos. Those dragonflies have my attention. I do love their gauzy wings. And, no, I had never noticed their necks before. Thank you. Your parrot-advisor is a great addition to the garden soundscape that I imagine.Stephanie Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206167025245206754noreply@blogger.com