The pomegranate plant has many fruits is in the garden that I recently visited. It is a public place and the fruits are left hanging for the birds and squirrel.
The mangoes are also not plucked. People can pick up ones fallen on the ground. Otherwise they are meant for birds and squirrels. During the morning walk I found mangoes on the ground half eaten by birds, bats and squirrel. I watched the domestic staff clearing the foot path and gathering all of them for the waste disposal.
It is true that many bird lovers practice a similar approach. They do not pluck all the fruits from trees and plants. A few are left for the avians.
This is a virtue worth practicing. Although birds are residents or visitors in the tree and can fend for themselves as they are migrants, we can develop a bird friendly environment by becoming mindful of their needs and habitat.
The week end activity of some families living in London is to go to Trafalgar Square to feed the pigeons. For children it is a thrilling experience so much so many return home after buying bird feeders available on the site, which they place in their garden to attract sparrows!
I am waiting for over three years to get some bird houses made by our carpenter to place them on the trees in the hope that the sparrows come to nest! The carpenter does not believe that it would help!
Birds are friendly and woeful become homely if only we create a space in our minds first and later a spot in our garden space.
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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