At least two families of Magpie Robins live in our garden. I spotted this pair after a week. The certainly looked awful considering that they are one of the best groomed birds normally. Their feather coat looked soaked in water and one of them had patches of alopacia around the neck. I do not remember seeing Magpie Robin look so disheveled anytime.
Yet one of them still had a tuneful bird call! They looked ready for their flight excursions after the short stint on the cables. So they are coping!
It is during this monsoon season, I got to watch some of the ill effects of incessant rain on bird life.
I remember Mr Peter Makeover from London once telling us about the bird shelters in different places during winter season, for the native birds of Britain. That is how environmentalists protect birds who live in their gardens, from having to fly to warmer climate during winter months.
I feel more enthused about this idea of bird shelters now.
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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