The meteorology department has discovered that it is after about twenty five years we have had so much rain in June and July, 2013 in the state of Kerala, where we live.
It has been raining almost continuously for at least three weeks now. For the last three days, there is some respite.
Anna and I noticed that whenever there is a respite, we can spot butterflies and Magpie in our lawn. In fact when we spot them, we know that a day or two of dry spell would follow.
A recnt addition to the visitor's list was a pair of Racket-tailed Drongo. It is not a common to see them in this habitat.
Anna and I realize that life in a village is often ordinary and routine most of the times. When we have sights like this in our lawn or in the foliage, we take time to watch, listen and recall our stories about them.
During my childhood in this cottage where I grew up, I remember seeing Parrots, Robins, Pigeons, Sparrows, Mynas, etc. Now we may occasionally see parrots.
We are often looking for any nests of birds in the foliage. We have plans to hang some nesting houses in the foliage. We will have to wait till the winter to do it.
One of the interesting things about bird watching is that it can make you more observant, inquisitive and mindful about the environment. When we came to live here in September 2012, we cut down the branches of two trees which were hanging over the garden to get more light. From then on we noticed that the birds declined in number in the garden.
Most birds are environment sensitive and any minor change would keep them away.
It is an object lesson about life itself- most of what we do affect others. Some of the things we do or say or write can keep them away from us. Life is best lived in harmony with others.
M.C.Mathew(text an photo)
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