The bird population at our place has grown significantly of late. Everyday I'm watching busy birds:Crows,Pigeons,Black Drongos, Yellow Finches, Parrots, Mynas, Kukoos, Hawk-kukoos, Baya Weavers, Owls, Cranes, Finches and some unknown ones. Though everyday offers me something for the first time, I have begun realising it more frequently of late. Those first things are like watching a flock of pigeons, parrots and finches foraging side by side on a ploughed field, watching a yellow finch brooding in its intricately woven nest, spotting a baya weaver giving finishing touches to its hanging nest, crows,cranes and mynas carrying dry twigs and soft fibrous material for building their nests, getting a distant view of a wild duck along with its fragile looking ducklings, witnessing a black drongo attacking a crow which came near its nest, a female kukoo followed by its companion, a parrot pair and many more.... These experiences often fill me with deep gratitude for my brother trees, birds and the people who taught me how to appreciate the wonders around me and there are many more which/who deserve my gratitude...
"The wood is lovely,dark and deep;
but I have promises to keep,
and miles to cross before I go to sleep"
-Robert Frost
but I have promises to keep,
and miles to cross before I go to sleep"
-Robert Frost
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