That is a sign of birds returning to the garden, unlike in the last three months, when only Bulbuls visited the feeding station!
The birds announce changes in the seasons. Following the monsoon season, birds find the environment inhospitable. Yesterday there were five Magpie Robins taking their shelter at night in our backyard on the cloth lines to protect themselves from the rain.
This flock of birds at the feeding station are not familiar with each other as yet! I noticed Barbets trying to chase away the Bulbuls.
The Barbets are gregarious, while the Bulbuls come to the feeding station a few times during the day and nibble on banana fruit.
The Bulbuls announce with bird calls to invite other birds to come to feed, which is absent in the behaviour of Barbets.
A behaviour can be instinctual or planned !
The present Dalai Lama announces and practices compassionate behaviour! That seems to be his second nature in spite of provocations from China and its control over Tibet.
The Quatar leadership brokered peace between Iran and Israel after 12 days of war. That too when Iran attacked Quatar to bombard American army stations within the country. Although Quatar felt 'attacked' and suffered loss, its planned behaviour was to broker peace at a time when more nations were taking sides to perpetuate confrontation! The leadership of Quatar accomplished what the UNO failed to negotiate!
The commitment to peace has to be both instinctual and planned !
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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