Garden Affair : Birds are back after advent of monsoon

 Monsoon rejuvenates the Garden completely, the hustle and bustle of birds are more often seen post monsoon rains . My Garden  start to witness bird visitors from monsoon till the advent of winter season. 

                                           The calling of Greater coucal in the morning  is quite dramatic                    

The Shikra bird is spotted once in a while in months in my Garden 

Indian Parrots had well adapted in my Garden and can be spotted anytime of year

Red vented Bulbul is a common scene in my Garden 

Indian common Myna bird is a commonly seen almost everyday in my Garden 

Jungle Babbler quenching their thirst from earthen pots after humidity has set in the environment post monsoon                                                                                                                          

Indian crows are growing in population as they can be spotted easily in my Garden 

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May Garden

 This May  we have seen   quite unusual weather pattern owing to western disturbances . The first fortnight of May saw concurrent rains and week of scorching heat waves. 

Summer Garden has been different this May with more blooms into the sight   after  see the back of extreme heat wave conditions. 

                                               Zinnia  is offering  spark of colors in summer Garden 

Adenium blooms   had been great this summer season                            

                 Plumeria plant  wafts fragrance in the peak of summer with its breathtaking flowers                                    

When we talk about Fragrance summer Garden is incomplete without mentioning Jasmine flowers

                                                                   

 

            Gaillardia flower  are such a pleasure to grow in summer garden for their draught tolerant nature                    

                                                             

Pelicans are spotted most part of  the year in our nearby wetlands                                                          

Garden Affair : World sparrow Day

World sparrow Day is observed on 20th march, the sudden vanishing of sparrows in our region is quite unfortunate. The days are bygone when we could spot sparrows easily in Gardens, parks , verandahs, on roofs and mostly everywhere nearby our environment.

                                                                    

I had already covered in detail the probable   reasons for disappearance of sparrows and what can we do to save sparrows from extinction in my earlier blog. Place check it out if you have missed earlier here                                                                                                                                      

Here I would like to throw some light upon  the organizations which are working dedicatedly   for the welfare of sparrows and  wildlife.                                                                                                                                                    

Nature Forever society                                                                                                                    

Nature forever society is prominent organization working for the protection and awareness of sparrows. They played key role in declaration of World Sparrow Day thereby connecting               organizations from  around the world for the welfare of sparrows.  Their project 'Save our sparrow' has been focused on installing nest boxes , providing natural habitat for the protection and welfare of birds.                                                                                                                                              

Aarambh organization                                                                                                    

Aarambh foundation is working from more than a decade for providing  the shelter to  sparrows. They have been consistent in promoting 'World sparrow day' and spread its importance to the world.                                        

Koodugal trust                                                                                                                                     

An organization working for the welfare of sparrows from more than a decade now , their main focus has been creating sparrow friendly natural habitats and they have built more than 10k nests for the  shelter of sparrows .                                                                                                                                  

Although there are many organizations and NGO's who are working on many levels for the protection and welfare of sparrows. We as a laymen  can make a small or big contribution in supporting the world for protection and welfare of sparrows by either  joining them as a volunteer  and  even showing support in the form of donations to organizations  , buying nests from them  and installing them in your nearby environments.  

  On that note It is the time for link up party Garden Affair where we can share posts related with Gardening, Nature and birds. The link up party will be open for a week .        

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Warm spring

 The soaring temperature in the mid spring season is alarming with fear of Global warming and unprecedented climate change now becoming a  reality.  

The raising temperature had affected my Garden as  well as early summer blooms are already blooming along with spring flowers. 

                        Petunias are blooming aside summer bloomers Vinca and Plumbago in spring is not we see every year.             

I have always felt growing Single flowered Dahlia is more rewarding than  Giant Dahlias 

                                                         

             The unusual rise in temperatures in spring has affected spring blooming annuals in  adverse manner 

                    Buttercup and other bulbous blooms are out of shape due to sharp rise in temperatures                       

 

Meanwhile Garden is busting with colors of spring , Although the current changes in climate change scenario is indicating towards shorter period of spring season in coming years. 

                                                                                                                 

                                                              

                                                                          

                                   

                                                                                    

                                                           

                                                            

Summers are already around the corner poor Stilts have to travel in city for  quenching of water 

                                          Stilts looking for water            

                                                                           

Spring is knocking

 The beginning of February saw a rise in temperature with slight presence of Winter chills, the dormancy in plants is broken as we can observe the formation of buds promising early arrival of spring season this year. 

                                                         Roses are back on arrival of   Rose Day                     

Geranium buds are as beautiful as blossoms 

                                     An Adenium blooming in early spring is quite surprising       

                                               Buds appearing on common hibiscus 

                                                    Four  o'clock blooms  breaks from the dormancy     

The warming up of first week of February is alarming as it makes us realize that concept of Global warming is actual  reality while the only silver lining is we can observe early blooms of spring flowers. 

I was fortunate to spot black Drongo on the outskirts of city

                                                

Cold waves grip the city

 The winter  weather which started post December this year brought days of fog , chilling winds and drop in temperatures to  single syllable  in the first two weeks of January. While winter is not harsh this year comparatively the persistent cold wave had  brought chills to the core in body. 

Now as we are at  the end of first fortnight of the year Garden is seeing some growth with blooms mostly on perennials or annuals that were blooming from December . The spring annuals had been stagnated from December . 

                              Marigolds have well adapted winter   in my region                              

                                                                      

                        Bauhinia blooms are at their prime in January

                                        The chrysanthemums blooms will start wilting   in upcoming weeks 

The cranberry Hibiscus loves winter as it outshines all Hibiscus varieties in January

The Common Hibiscus is unfurling gradually after cold waves had surpassed 

During my a day trip on the outskirts of city one of this Common Stilt was spotted perching upon water lands.  

                                                          

Warm December

 The  concern about Global warming seems corroborated as  we are experiencing warm weather in December .  While a cool Autumn in November was a predicament for cold beginning of December the uncertain warmness in  weather in the month of December is alarming. 

December is actually warm when u spot Bougainvilleas and Adeniums blooming at the end of first fortnight of December.

                                                      

    Chrysanthemum blossoms had put up a show                        

My self seeder French marigolds have started blooming                                                                  

Bauhinia Purpurea is blooming profusely in December 

The silver lining of  Warm weather is that some of the blooms from Autumn are still blooming . 

October to Early March sees bird visitors in my Garden, Plumeria  Tree has become  a hotspot for        Birds in my Garden. Greater Coucal was spotted perching on Plumeria Tree                                             

                 

It flew to grass to feed upon insects and I was fortunate to capture it closer                                 

                                                                                                                              

                                                                                

Autumn season

 

October had  begun with a rounds of downpour that brought down the temperature and had made the weather  favorable for the onset of autumn which is actually identical to  spring that comes after monsoon  for our region . 

                                                                                

                           The summer blooms and the blooms that occur due to transition from Summer to winter  helps Garden moving on to brighter days.                                                 

                                                                  

Autumn is a process of rejuvenation of Garden after summers and monsoon has passed away, formation of buds on perennials is ubiquitous into the Garden.                                                                         

Autumn is in general a best time to spot blooms from summer annuals and perennials . 

                                                                                 

I was fortunate to capture Greater coucal perching on Frangipani Tree in my Garden