Sunday, February 6, 2011

Saarika - The Garrulous Myana

The balcony of our fifth floor residence is a happening spot for birds.We have variety of visitors landing in our balcony to drink or bathe in a shallow earthen water bowl.

Myanas have devised another use for the bowl. Twigs, leaves and grass are soaked in water; softened sufficiently to be woven into a nest. Raw material for nest building are also sourced by these intelligent scavengers from flower pots and cloths line in the balcony.

After the eggs hatched, young ones were spreading their wings; and the balcony became a training ground. Captured pictures of the myana family during one of their practice sessions.
The adults of the family can be identified by their dark-yellow lores. In the fledglings, the lores and plumage is duller.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

:) lovely pictures !!
they are truly the most talkative of all

congrats and keep it up

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