The Ko-el crescendoes last year, inspired me to rhyme. It's that time of the year again. Koel breeding time, and the black male birds call out in their what sounds like a desperate bid to woo their mate!
We can vouch for a rise in the Asian Koel population. Morning and evening, we hear them, tirelessly calling.
But what has been different this year, according to me, is that they seem to be more "bold" than before. In the past, it would be difficult to spot them, as they called from well-leafed trees, hidden in the canopy.
This last week however, we have seen this chap, in full view of all, calling from the bare branches of the Indian Ash, in my neighbour's garden. The Indian Ash (Lannea coramandelica) goes through many an avatar. Post-mosoon, it is full of leaf, and the tree resembles a teenager with overgrown hair!
In spring or early summer, it looks like this, strings of amber flowers.
Then, it sheds all its leaves through the summer, and looks quite bare. It is on this bare tree, that this koel sits and sings these days.
We can vouch for a rise in the Asian Koel population. Morning and evening, we hear them, tirelessly calling.
But what has been different this year, according to me, is that they seem to be more "bold" than before. In the past, it would be difficult to spot them, as they called from well-leafed trees, hidden in the canopy.
This last week however, we have seen this chap, in full view of all, calling from the bare branches of the Indian Ash, in my neighbour's garden. The Indian Ash (Lannea coramandelica) goes through many an avatar. Post-mosoon, it is full of leaf, and the tree resembles a teenager with overgrown hair!
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| Lannea in full leaf, post-monsoon. |
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| Lannea in flower! March/April |
In spring or early summer, it looks like this, strings of amber flowers.
Then, it sheds all its leaves through the summer, and looks quite bare. It is on this bare tree, that this koel sits and sings these days.
He is so regular this last fortnight, that I am tempted to give him a name.
And the lady koel...sometimes I feel she is fed up with his song, as she seemingly flees from one tree going, kr-kr-kr-kr-kr!! Or is that a "come hither" call?!
The elusive Koel is out in the open this year ! Both pics of the tree are awesome.
ReplyDeleteMr Ramakrishnan, thank you. Actually the post was about the video with the koel calling!!
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I saw the video now and the beautiful call of the Koel ! I agree the chap is a lot bolder than others of his tribe:)
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Yes Ambika I too noticed that the koel is much more visible or easily spotted this year. I thought it was maybe because the tree cover is reducing, so it has fewer places to hide!! So its become bolder!!
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Also the Lannea with the flowers looks like its weeping - is that why its called ash tree? Or is it just my association of ideas?!
The tree pix are beautiful.
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