A pair of Bulbuls [Red-Vented. Pycnonotus cafer bengalensis] had made a nest in a Ficus shrub, 3 chicks hatched just over a week ago and today for the first time they were hopping on the branches of the big Mahogany tree and in a short while had learned to fly! The mother had brought something [...]
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Today’s view from the window…
Posted in Mahogany on Mar 11th, 2008
Two days ago it was windy and the last of the leaves from the past season were blown off. Today there are bright new ones . . . And a  year ago, exactly.
Spring is here and the Mahogany trees are turning color, shedding leaves, and releasing the whirlybird seeds as the seed-pods dry and split open. Nice to have “Fall” in Spring….. adds a whole new dimension to “seasons”!
The Mahogany trees are sprouting new leaves and the Starlings, Mainas and Magpie Robins are bringing bits of stuff to build nests… the color of the Mahogany leaves are bright orange red like fall colors anywhere else! Â Â click a thumbnail to see the full page photograph