I noticed a pair of Cinereous Tit in our courtyard yesterday, one gathering hair and fibres from the kennel yard and the other perched in the cable above and watching over its mate.
Both of them flew to a tall nutmeg tree close by. It is the season of mating and nesting for many birds.
With the day temperature soaring to 37 degree celsius many birds who were regular visitors or residents in the garden seemed to have moved away. The feeding station is no more occupied with their frequent visits.
The one perched in the cable is likely to have been the male bird as it was giving away its bird calls.
The Tit pair above timed their visit to the garden after the hair cut of Dulcie that there were strands of long hair on the ground, which the Tit was able to gather. It highlights its observational and finding skills.
A Tit , although small in size is immaculately groomed all the time to keep its body, flight ready!
A small bird, but it too has its place and provision to live well!
This is the richness of the environment we are part of! There is a place and opportunity for every bird to live in its own way, although they have to be strategic to survive and avoid predators from hunting for the eggs in their nests!
It was a pleasant sight to watch this pair of Tits preparing for their mating season!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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