most likely you have never considered that a fruit can be a bird or vice versa. however
in our garden we have several varieties of mangoes. the largest of them is totapuri which is ideal for making mango pickle. it is no coincidence that the english name for this popular variety is parrot beak mango. now the name parrot beak does not refer to any old parrot but specifically to a vernal hanging parrot (Loriculus vernalis) which curiously enough often hangs upside down and even feeds in this unusual position. here is an unripe totapuri mango growing behind our house.
and here is how they look when ripe
now the vernal hanging parrot likes to eat fruits, including surprisingly enough-
parrot beak mangoes.
i know this is starting to seem far fetched, but here is proof.
there it is a vernal hanging parrot hanging upside down eating an unripe parrot beak mango
as you may have discerned the coloration of the ripe mango was more inspired by a distant cousin the plum headed parakeet seen below
but what does it really matter in the long run.
here's another view of the parrot beak with the parrot beak
now the vernal hanging parrot isn't hung up on eating upside down so why should i be. other birds are quite likeable despite the fact that they eat in more conventional positions
like this asian koel chick (Eudynamys scolopaceus) who has an innate taste for the chickoos beside our house.
or this jungle myna (Acridotheres fuscus) having a go at a cashew fruit which has fallen in front of our house. those cashew fruits are a story in themselves but i'll save that for another time.
so there you have it birds and fruits all around the place.
