A garden is a hospitable home for birds, spider and squirrel. Sometimes I fail to notice them amidst the attraction that flowers offer.
The birds get noticed when they chirp or move about. Not when they are perched still like the Barbet and Bulbul in the photos above. They stayed watching the sights or waiting for their food! The spider is a regular occupant in the flowers often hidden under petals.
We leave the fruits in one in Papaya tree in our garden for birds and squirrels as we have other papaya trees. The picture below is the photo in the morning with a fruit appearing ripe!
By the afternoon a squirrel was feeding on it!
A pair of squirrels took turns to come and feed and by the evening it was half eaten.
I noticed a Tree pie perched on the cable beside the Papaya tree, hoping to relish the fruit when the squirrel left. That did not happen during the time I stayed watching it.
I was amazed that the Tree pie was patient and had not chased away the squirrel! Hungry birds can also be patient!
I am becoming familiar with the ground rules the birds follow to be accommodative of other birds or squirrel. I suppose that birds are more accommodative of each other who are frequent visitors or residents in the garden.
The best part of the day is the day break time, when the resident birds and few visitors gather in the trees around our court yard and engage in bird calls, often reciprocally.
The 'community' of birds in our garden get used to our presence. They would come to the steps of our cottage to look out for us, although they are not comfortable if we go too close to them.
A pair of Munia come regularly close to our door and perch in the cable. Their bird calls alert us of their presence during then mid day.
A day in the garden is full of events. The avian movements, their interaction and movements bring something to look forward to each day!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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