tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post7437014959332297402..comments2024-03-14T20:44:09.704+05:30Comments on The Urban Gardener: Once upon a bird-bathSunita Mohan http://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-8895671599240584452009-08-17T21:32:09.085+05:302009-08-17T21:32:09.085+05:30Mridula, I yearn for a camera with great zoom lens...Mridula, I yearn for a camera with great zoom lens that'll let me photograph every individual feather on a bird sitting at the other end of the garden (because that's where they always are, no matter where I stand!). Do they make any like that or will I need to borrow a telescope from NASA or ISRO?<br />No, but seriously, I'd love to hear your suggestions .Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-77464406301866026492009-08-17T20:42:44.355+05:302009-08-17T20:42:44.355+05:30So many birds and all in your garden.
Can I make ...So many birds and all in your garden.<br /><br />Can I make a suggestion? A good zoom lens would make taking close up shots all the more fun. If you are thinking of upgrading your camera ...Mridulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899575209261241247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-72954918600473673352009-08-17T16:45:24.877+05:302009-08-17T16:45:24.877+05:30Thanks, rajsmusings! I'm glad you liked this p...Thanks, rajsmusings! I'm glad you liked this post :)Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-80127161377934025762009-08-17T15:30:33.264+05:302009-08-17T15:30:33.264+05:30Hi Sunita,
That's an absolute fabulous post. ...Hi Sunita,<br /><br />That's an absolute fabulous post. Loved the birds and their bird-bath. The narration is just fantastic for a moment transported me to your garden.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-11348553291565409322009-07-18T08:15:31.100+05:302009-07-18T08:15:31.100+05:30Kerri, you should see it in winter with all the mi...Kerri, you should see it in winter with all the migratory birds queuing up too. These are some of my garden regulars and I love sitting on my verandah and watching them. Do you wonder that my verandah is the most lived-in room in my house!Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-66196084086647746932009-07-18T02:17:57.315+05:302009-07-18T02:17:57.315+05:30I love your little bird bath pool :) You have such...I love your little bird bath pool :) You have such interesting and amazing birds, and such a nice variety coming to bathe. Oh yes, including the handsome canine :)Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-9697451622815161772009-07-15T11:22:34.616+05:302009-07-15T11:22:34.616+05:30So typically Mumbai isn't it, Kamini? Always s...So typically Mumbai isn't it, Kamini? Always surprises you and there's always room for everyone ! ;)Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-55566929928387482722009-07-15T07:48:53.716+05:302009-07-15T07:48:53.716+05:30All this, in a city? Wow! Fabulous post and photos...All this, in a city? Wow! Fabulous post and photos, they brought a smile to my face.Kaminihttp://kaminidandapani.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-19787732563538834122009-07-01T20:23:56.827+05:302009-07-01T20:23:56.827+05:30Never too late, Thomas :)
I know I missed my call...Never too late, Thomas :)<br /><br />I know I missed my calling... I should've converted my garden into a wildlife reserve and raked in the tourist rupees! Heck! I've even got snakes and birds and butterflies and some very primitive people living here;D<br /><br />About the variety though, there're so much more that didn't make it to that post. Especially the sunbirds and tailor birds and parrots and Coppersmiths and hawks and ... well, you get the idea, right?Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-17726358887409984292009-07-01T20:17:59.918+05:302009-07-01T20:17:59.918+05:30I know just what you mean, Flower girl. If I were ...I know just what you mean, Flower girl. If I were smaller (much, much smaller), I think I would've dived in too!Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-8693138555396376272009-07-01T20:16:52.068+05:302009-07-01T20:16:52.068+05:30Thanks, K Dilley! I think it was the extreme heat ...Thanks, K Dilley! I think it was the extreme heat that brought all of them out to play.Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-32879464629578801492009-07-01T19:29:18.468+05:302009-07-01T19:29:18.468+05:30I know I m a bit too late to write out a comment, ...I know I m a bit too late to write out a comment, but let me still go ahead.<br /><br />I have never seen these many specis of birds at a single location even in the wilderness. The sheer variety is incredible. Well observed and shot Sunita. CongratsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17354988177818684597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-8180419761761401542009-06-29T13:07:45.153+05:302009-06-29T13:07:45.153+05:30How delightful! And just when we were all feeling...How delightful! And just when we were all feeling parched and hot and dry!<br /><br />I love the bulbul's song as well!flowergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13583733876810341137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-91941983409824989132009-06-29T11:15:16.480+05:302009-06-29T11:15:16.480+05:30Wow! I love your bird bath photos! And here I thou...Wow! I love your bird bath photos! And here I thought watching the finches in my bird bath were exciting... beautiful!K Dilleyhttp://theurbanfieldguide.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-88868514748188153232009-06-26T23:12:29.263+05:302009-06-26T23:12:29.263+05:30Nebu, thats really funny... I was just grumbling t...Nebu, thats really funny... I was just grumbling to myself over how I seem to be slaving over the garden and have only rocks to show for it!<br />Different perspectives, I suppose. And, of course, the ultra-hot summer had a huge hand in my general snarky mood.Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-52867636354919482102009-06-26T23:09:40.416+05:302009-06-26T23:09:40.416+05:30Lzyjo, I love the bulbul too. He's such a colo...Lzyjo, I love the bulbul too. He's such a colourful character and I love his bird-song.<br />I wish you would post a photo of your bonsai. I love the feathery leaves of the gulmohur and have toyed with creating a bonsai of it but somehow never got around to doing it. <br />Does it get full sun? Sometimes that could be the reason for its not flowering.Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-626914381008689542009-06-26T18:46:30.063+05:302009-06-26T18:46:30.063+05:30Sunita,
I showed the photos of your bird-bath to m...Sunita,<br />I showed the photos of your bird-bath to my wife and this was her comment “It seems she lives like a Queen in Mumbai to have such a big place to accommodate a natural bird-bath”. Need I say more!Nebuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918391278683718111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-63216115145117901292009-06-25T19:10:32.364+05:302009-06-25T19:10:32.364+05:30The birds at your bird bath are so pretty, my favo...The birds at your bird bath are so pretty, my favorite is the bulbul! The love the picture of the delonix regia. I have one as a bonsai, it is about a foot tall and it has never flowered! They are beautiful!Lzyjohttp://wormandflowers.wordpress.conoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-69767123149294668572009-06-25T07:53:05.419+05:302009-06-25T07:53:05.419+05:30Thanks, Mini.Thanks, Mini.Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-37063845256593080712009-06-25T00:49:55.343+05:302009-06-25T00:49:55.343+05:30That's a beautiful shot of the gulmohur tree!That's a beautiful shot of the gulmohur tree!Minihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11529119033846490504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-33557127329840049862009-06-24T16:16:28.609+05:302009-06-24T16:16:28.609+05:30ITS RAINING!
Hurray! And Yahoo! and five sommersau...ITS RAINING!<br />Hurray! And Yahoo! and five sommersaults... :) :) :)<br /> Rajee, its raining here too! Isnt it the most wonderful thing ever! I love,LOVE, L-O-V-E the rains! I'm in bliss right now :)<br /><br />Hi Chandramouli! Yes, these are very welcome visitors at any time of the year.<br />You'd be surprised at the number of birds that frequent our cities but we're not really aware of them. I'm sure you'll find all these birds in Chennai too (I'm not too sure about the Babblers though). Grab your camera and go over to the IIT campus or any of the other wooded areas there.Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-23131061746713160632009-06-24T10:06:51.852+05:302009-06-24T10:06:51.852+05:30What wonderful visitors you have there, Sunita! I ...What wonderful visitors you have there, Sunita! I didn't even know that such birds do exist in India like the Spice Birds! Whoa! I loved reading this post an d watching the birdies cool off their feathers.Chandramouli Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532146969497878220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-55108056152036443432009-06-23T22:02:30.672+05:302009-06-23T22:02:30.672+05:30Hi Sunita,
With that amazing narration ... I almo...Hi Sunita, <br />With that amazing narration ... I almost felt like asking your dog to roll over ... its my turn :)...<br />Thank God ,the monsoons have arrived in our part of Mumbai ... though I can see the sun shine bright over at your end ;)Rajee Soodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16461269886653644134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-39069866900321687102009-06-23T18:31:58.683+05:302009-06-23T18:31:58.683+05:30Raquel, I always knew she was one smart dog! :D
Ju...Raquel, I always knew she was one smart dog! :D<br />Just as much as the birds enjoy the water, I love getting the chance to photograph them.Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7433906806220848808.post-68819606670902217472009-06-23T15:09:11.902+05:302009-06-23T15:09:11.902+05:30Looks like your dog has the right idea on a hot da...Looks like your dog has the right idea on a hot day, lol. ;) What a great natural birdbath, I'm sure the feathered friends appreciate the break from the heat & a cool sip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com