A Cormorant, two Bulbuls and a Common iora with a Bulbul- they were the early morning visitors in our garden today!
A cormorant is often found alone; Bulbuls feed at the feeding table in pairs or along with others in our garden and the Common arora bird is often found as a pair.
Today a Common iora was with a Bulbul. One is a small bird and the other is a medium sized bird. They looked comfortable with each other, perched beside each other.
Each bird has its own bird behaviour.
What surprised me was the comfort level of a small bird, Common iora with a medium sized bird, Bulbul!
Theirs was a comfort level without fear or threat !
Israel as a nation is a small country and is surrounded by neighbouring countries who have some reservation about Israel because of the disproportionate power it wields despite its small size. Its current conflict with Palestine and Iran springs from fear and threat. When Israel was formed as a nation in the mid sixtes, it was an occasion for the jewish community scattered in different parts of the world to look forward to returning from exile to their own country. Since then Israel had at least three conflicts with neighbouring counties and exists with high threat level from around.
The common iora bird is small and looked perched comfortably next to a a bigger Bulbul!
Enmity, fear or threat do not contribute to peace or wellness.
But acceptance, tolerance and a level of mutuality help to live respectful of each other.
It looks like that every now and then some nations are restless till they have a conflict with a neighbouring nation or a confrontation. India and Pakistan had three wars in the last 75 years.
A Common iora bird and a Bulbul bird are dissimilar in size, habitat and avian status. That did not come in the way of being together in a tree next to each other !
It is not enough to be a Cormorant; it is not even enough to be two Bulbuls; it is necessary to be like a common iora and a Bulbul, who although dissimilar are comfortable with each other !
The three large nations of the world, USA, China and Russia have a dominating temper and attitude. Some smaller countries like Israel, or Iran, stretch themselves to be confrontational and controlling !
I do not find it befitting, when the world is a comity of nations with sovereign rights and under obligation to be fraternal, to resort to war under any circumstances!
What surprises me even more, is the silence of the Unites Nations Organisation at a volatile time like this, when nuclear threat is at our door step! I find the attitude of the USA least helpful or conciliatory!
The Common iora and a Bulbul show us how we can be rational and fraternal !
M.C.Mathew (text and photo)
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