May is here and that brings a flurry of activities among the furry/ feathery friends. This morning’s walk had a lot of action. We start with a Black Kite with nesting material. A couple of days ago, one of these guys didn’t look too pleased that I was around their territory. As a fellow birder suggested (and actually used it once), entering this zone without a helmet could be injurious to one’s head.
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Sharing is caring. Food being passed on from one to another.
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Okay, since I speak ‘bird’, I think is what happened here.
“Bro, our species look all the same, how can we be sure who our parents are? Since they go to all sorts of…”
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“What kind of upbringing is this? Did you hear what the kids said?”
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“Your kids ah?”
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“I will kick the kung-fu out of you!”
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When there is in-fighting between these Rangannas, guess who benefits in the bargain while looking for breakfast?
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“You! with the bazooka. Oh! old model lens, when you upgrading? That aside, do you know why I’m called Red-vented?”
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“Pervert, eyes up here!”
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With so much entertainment around, the killer Brown Shrike hasn’t left the building.
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The Juvenile Branhminy Kites are finally non-vegetarians.
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“Uff, unlike the Mynas, I’ve done a good job of their upbringing.”
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Finally, here’s the workhorse Black-rumped Flameback. Creating holes that benefit so many other species too, most of which is eventually taken over by the Rowdy Rangannas.
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