The bird visits to our feeding table have decreased considerably since March due to warm weather. Most birds are no more in the garden during the day. The absence of birds visiting the feeding station from fifty or more to just a few had not occurred in the previous summer months. It is thought that birds sense the forthcoming weather ambience even before the weathermen forecast the weather.
I noticed that birds spend time more time bathing than at the feeding table. A few of them return to the water bath during the day.
The existential needs of birds are a few. The heat of the day in summer is hard on some birds !
We leave at least one banana bunch and a few papaya fruits without harvesting them during this season for birds to stay in the garden. That too is not helping during this season.
The climate change has come to stay. It is for us to acknowledge and act on it. The few acts such as suspending the USAID activities and appealing to return to fossil oil instead of populating electric vehicles which President Trump did, as soon as he was in the office, made us wonder about their effects and outcome!
Now that we lived in a war dominant climate for about two years, and threat of a third world war, I wonder if we treat the 'mother earth' and its inhabitants without any regard!
It was the habit of Dulcie and Daphne to watch t birds at the feeding station each morning. Now they wait for birds to come. It is their barking which alert me about the arrival of birds.
When I see such fraternal behaviour, I feel awakened to sense the feelings with which dogs welcome birds. Our dogs were companions to me while photographing the birds!
I wondered if this Bulbul above was looking stressed yesterday! Its look and posture were different! If, so, it is disturbing!
We would need to shift the feeding station in our garden to a shady place where birds would feel sheltered and comfortable!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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