MIGRANT IN PARLE

Most people in Parle know him as 'Taxi Bird' because of the bright yellow and black colours.

The Golden Oriole is an annual visitor and arrives every Winter to Vile Parle East between November and December. The male is very bright coloured and calls out loudly in a somewhat 'Laadwal' or nasal tone. His call is heard mostly in the mornings- upon which one can get up and spot him on some nearby tree. The bird is impossible to miss- because of thebright colours as well as that it does not move so often. The female bird is somewhat dull and better camouflaged; more difficult to spot.

Male bird- from flickriver.com

Female bird from Wikimedia

This beautiful bird flies back to the North in Spring or early Summer. Its diet consists of different small fruits of the fig, champa, etc and also small insects.

Please do enjoy this beautiful sight from your balconies and windows!