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Nature's Pesticide
Saturday, March 21, 2009 | 9 Comments 
This was my forth attempt in the last five or so weeks to get these shots. Every time I managed to run down to get my camera, I scared this little bird away. This is the balcony adjacent to our living room. I filled the pots with tiny shoots of Habiscus and they have been growing steadily since last year.
I knew this bird, from the Warbler family, would return because of the abundance of Aphids on our balcony plants. My policy is to remove affected branches - but of course I miss few. This little angel flies in, now and then, and has a feast.
It's such a tiny bird and so light, it doesn't even shake the branches when it perches. It spends an hour or so flying between the plants - eating away. I could watch it all day.
Reader Comments (9)
Great shots. Congrats.
Chris
Awesome pictures! The flying one is really cool!
:) a good garden offers so much to feast upon (i mean the eyes!)
hibiscus-brings up fond memories of hometown. its a very common plant over there, and there are so many varieties and colours of it, the red being the most common. the pistil-stamen part is so lovely. do you have the red one?
I love these cute little birds! They are tiny!
-- iheartfilm
Thanks Chris
-- lovestats
:) thanks
-- onlooker
There are so many - but for some reason the red ones always flourish and grow better. I've given up on the others. I have one pink one in a pot.
-- Marzouq
True. V. tiny.
Thats a nice setup you have there. This winter I had a bad Aphid attack and some of the plants didnt make it. :(
Sorry to hear that :(
The roots should be ok. Cut (massacre) them to a single short stem. Spring time should take care of the rest. It may work?
Yes you're right, the roots are ok and some shoots have already appeared. I was thinking of growing cherry tomatoes this year. They look good and you can use them in a salad as well ! ;)
omg! lovely pic. well done you!