Relational habits !

 We have a bird bath and feeding corner for birds who visit our garden.

I noticed that this Magpie Robin has a habit of perching in the cable close by to the feeding corner, after it had its morning feed to look around. It ends that time with chirps which are different from its usual bird calls. The short tuneful chirps usually alert of its presence in our courtyard. I wonder if it calls for us! Soon after I came nearby, it changed its chirps making them even more tuneful. 

I get a sense of the social nature of Magpie robins. Three of them are usually around in our garden in the mornings. One of them follows a pattern of coming to the feeding corner, perch in the cable and fly away to perch in the coconut tree, to give its usual long bird calls, which can be ahead from distance. 

Some birds follow a regular practice. I wonder, if those birds who are more sociable wait for our responses and reciprocate by regular visits to the gardens. The Magpie robins are usually the early morning visitors, followed by pair of Bulbuls and a Tailorbird.

Anna and I feel that these feathered friends, who are regular visitors,  return on some days in the evenings, to be near our cottage and chirp till we notice them. Their routines have a relational dimension. 

Life is relational! Even birds remind us of this. 

I wish that this message is taken to heart by political and religious leaders, who have a significant influence in society,  to echo this message and call people to live in a relational way!

M.C.Mathew (text and photo)