One of the habits of Birds, worth watching is their feeding behaviour. While looking through the photos of feeding style of Barbets, I noticed that they take a large portion of the fruit between the beaks and swallow it slowly by stretching the neck upward. This is a regular pattern I notice in most of the collections of photo I have.
The Bulbuls practice another form of feeding. They feed on small portions and feed more aesthetically.
It occurred to me that habits of birds can therefore be species specific.
The Barbets seem to focus on feeding in private at the feeding station, whereas Bulbuls are sociable and communicative with bird calls to each other in between their feeding.
It is when we see different behaviours in others, we are awakened to recognise our own patterns and practices.
While listening to a family, who spoke to me about their son and their concerns about his behaviour, I realised that the origin of his behaviour is attributable to the behaviour in some members of the family. He acquired his behaviour by watching others.
I find the study of behaviour a means to recognise patterns and practices in children!
M.C.Mathew (text and photo)
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