Villa Maya is embedded in a complex ecosystem of rice paddies and jungle where the Balinese farmers and many creatures have coexisted for centuries. Villa Maya is siutated on a small piece of land, but has an impressive number of birds, butterflies, reptiles, amphibians and plants that call this small piece of our planet home.
None of the creatures that live here or visit are dangerous, and we hope you will be delighted when you spot a yellow sided skink or notice the small munia birds visiting to have a bath at the pool edge.
How many of these species can you spot in your time at Maya?
BIRDS
Here are some of the birds we have seen in the Maya gardens or peering in from the telephone lines.
- Munia – visit most days at noon for a bath.
- Bulbul – beautiful melodic songs
- Sunbirds – often on the orange flowers at dawn drinking nectar
- Ibis – big white birds in the fields when rice is being planted
- Swallows – at dusk there are many swallows swooping above the pool eating the evening insects
- Javanese King Fisher – gorgeous bird with blue wings and bright red beak. Can sometimes be seen on the telephone line.
- Nightjar
- Doves
- Javanese Scops Owl
Lizards
We have currently seen five types of lizards at Maya. Don’t worry – they are harmless and help the ecosystem by eating lots of insects. The tokays live behind many of the paintings and masks and make loud sounds when they are amorous!
- Tokays
- House Geckos
- Yellow Sided Skinks
- Green Anole
- Long tail grass lizards.
Amphibians
Tree frogs are often heard in the rice paddies and sometimes found near the Koi pond or croaking from the the foliage.
Other Interesting Critters of Maya
There are also many visiting butterflies, dragonflies, beetles, snails and bats swoop in the skies in the early evenings.
Villa Maya Koi
Villa Maya Ubud 