Do you love guavas? Specially the pink variety? Yes I do. I love to pluck it from the tree and eat. As fresh as it can be.
This morning, I found someone else with an equal craze for garden fresh guavas! Not another human being but a feathered friend! Whom did I find on our guava tree? Any guesses?
A parakeet? No.
A bulbul? No.
Then what?
It was a Pale-billed Flowerpecker! A bird so tiny that it can hide inside a guava! See the picture below.
It went about doing its morning breakfast in stages. Probably, its nest was close by and it kept feeding the chicks while making rounds. From the size of the guava, the bird could feast for days. But there must be other birds sharing the guava because the next morning the fruit was gone!
Special thanks to Yella Prakash Rao for bird ID.
Benefits of Guava
In an earlier story, we had brought out the nutritional value of guavas. You may click the following link to browse the complete picture story. An extract about the fruit is also reproduced below.
Guava - A Powerhouse of Nutrients Guava is also called 'super fruit' like super cars and super bikes! It contains 4 times more vitamin C than orange, 3 times more proteins and 4 times more fiber than pineapple, 2 times more lycopene than tomato and slightly more potassium than a banana. Guava is used in treatment of high blood pressure, constipation, respiratory disorders and hypercholesterolemia. Readers may browse the LinkedIn article for further details.
Thanks for browsing.
- Harsh-the-Ghumakkad with Neeta Bhargava/ Secunderabad/ 14th December 2023
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Wish we could be a bird
ReplyDeleteYou have echoed the wishes of many of us, thanks.
DeleteGreat photos
ReplyDeleteThanks much.
DeleteCute bird
ReplyDeleteIndeed!
DeleteGreat story
ReplyDeleteThanks for your appreciation
DeleteWe also love Guava.
ReplyDeleteThanks. You are welcome to come, pluck and relish it!
DeleteDelicious Guavas very tempting for birds and humans !
ReplyDeleteYes, thank you General
DeleteThanks Gopu. We always leave few fruits on the tree for the birds.
ReplyDelete👍👍
ReplyDeleteNice sir,That bird definitely pre viewed your Article on the power guava:)
ReplyDeleteGood one Peter. It augments our faith in 'Care and coexistence with Nature'! Thanks
DeleteVery interesting story about flowerpeckers and the nutritional value of guava.👍 Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThanks much Mohan. Appreciate.
DeleteI have two guava trees in my house and I know the birds eat most of the fruit! Yet I have not been able to capture a photograph lie you.keep it up nature lover
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your observation. As for capturing the right moment, we need to 'stand and stare'!
DeleteThe picture of the flowerpecker was really amazing.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jai. Appreciate.
DeleteAm very late in responding to the interesting article.
ReplyDeleteGuavas has been my favourite fruit as a youngster,fond memories of farm fresh pluckings in Kanpur,Uttar Pradesh and our farm in Eastern UP during school vacations.A very fragrant light yellow/golden coloured variety called "safeda"or Allahabadi is my favourite.Alas this variety appears to have vanished in South.The pink variety too is is soft and sweet.As a habit,like to munch one after meals.
Thanks Harsh for revive ng fond memories.
Thanks for sharing your memories. Yes, the Gangetic belt produces very sweet guavas.
DeleteWe tried planting guava saplings from Prayagraj in Chennai. Didn’t do too well. And finally the guavas which came bore no resemblance to the original.
DeleteThanks for sharing such an article on Gouvava. Delved back into childhood memories of enjoying the rich fruit in Benaras. Staying at Noida, you don't get good ones in comparison to what we ate during our childhood
ReplyDeleteHappy that your efforts have borne fruit
ReplyDeleteLoved the story and the pictures which spk for themselves. Brilliant.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for sharing Harsh.
Wah Wah to Guava my all time favourite
ReplyDeleteWah wah to Guava my all time favourite
ReplyDeleteOh great
ReplyDeleteGuavas bring back memories ! The anticipation whether the inside would be pink or not....winter afternoons !!! Thanks for a great share ,super pictures and for the nostalgia ...Keep writing !!
ReplyDeleteThanks for reviving our interest in Guavas. Lovely photos of your garden
ReplyDeleteCapt P K JIndal
A beautiful pique Harsh Sir,
ReplyDeleteHappy to learm that it's again a good crop!
Have a great day!
Warm wishes,
A very good morning and happy to see the beautiful pique, Dear Harsh Sir!
ReplyDeleteGlad to learn that the crop is good this time aswell?
Have a wonderful day!
Warm wishes,
S Rangaiah
I love Guavas
ReplyDeleteSharing is caring. Nature's way of nourishing even a tiny bird. Photocapture was excellent.
ReplyDeleteThanks Harsh. Look very yummy.
ReplyDeleteThanks Harsh. The fruits look yummy.
ReplyDeleteWe tried planting Prayag Raj saplings in Chennai; didn’t do well. And finally the fruit bore no resemblance to the original.
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