Waiting

 A male sunbird waiting for his mate.

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Raindrops

Raindrops on a Caladium leaf in my balcony. These plants/leaves are commonly known as 'elephant ear' 'heart of Jesus' and 'angel wings'.

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Lunch time

Papa sparrow feeding baby sparrow.

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Aboli

Aboli also known as the firecracker flower is the State flower of Goa. This is a picture of the bloom in my balcony in Mumbai.

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Promises

Rosebuds in my balcony - promises of blossoms soon.

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Aparajita flower

Blooming in my balcony.

Clitoria ternatea, commonly known as Asian pigeonwings, bluebellvine, blue pea, butterfly pea, cordofan pea, Darwin pea, blue ternate, is a plant species belonging to the family Fabaceae. In India, it is known as Aparajite, Shankapushpi used medicinally. Wikipedia.

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Sunbird

A purple sunbird checking out the nest in my balcony.

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Blooming

The 1st rose of this season blooming in my balcony 😊🌹

Insect

A cute little visitor dropped by in my balcony.

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Fledgling

A fledgling purple rumped sunbird checking out the world before taking its first flight.

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Tomato flowers

The tomato plant has flowered in my balcony. Hopefully will get a few homegrown tomatoes soon.

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Okra evolution

The birth of the Okra as a flower which then evolves into a baby okra and finally into the full grown Okra (Bhindi or lady's finger)! All on display in a single frame on a plant in my balcony. 🙂

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Blooming

Dwarf Ixora in full bloom in my balcony.

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Let me fly

 'Let me fly' pleads the baby to its father in my balcony.

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Sunbird

A male purple rumped sunbird in my balcony. 

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Desert roses

 A bunch of desert roses in full bloom in our balcony.

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Okra flower

 Okra flower in my balcony garden.

These flowers will drop off within a day of flowering leaving behind a green nub that will transform into the Okra.

Desert rose

 A desert rose bud blooming in my balcony. 😊

Adenium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1819. It is native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Wikipedia

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Thanksgiving

 Thank you everyone for being part of this wonderful blogging journey. This beauty bloomed on my balcony 😊

 Happy Thanksgiving Day all!

Lime Swallowtail

A lime swallowtail butterfly laying eggs on a lemon plant leaf in my balcony.

 

Papilio demoleus is a common and widespread swallowtail butterfly. The butterfly is also known as the lime butterfly, lemon butterfly, lime swallowtail, and chequered swallowtail. These common names refer to their host plants, which are usually citrus species such as the cultivated lime. Wikipedia