We have deliberately delayed plucking the black pepper although it is time to harvest them for the sake of the Bulbuls who like to feed on them!
One interesting thing about these birds is that they can chase away the squirrels by fluttering over them. It is a sight worth watching. The bulbuls have no plan, in seems to harm them, but to cause them away.
It is now two weeks since the Bulbuls have found this spot and it is a daily routine for them to make this one of the flight stations in the morning round.
The garden is a place where bird behaviour is manifest. I sometimes have wondered how they choose only the ripe red looking pepper. They have good sense of colour vision. They find the red ones discretely.
Sometimes watching the birds can bring an inner composure and comfort. Its effect is similar to what music can duo to one's soul!
M.C.Mathew (text and photo)
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