Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Scene outside the balcony window : Crow & Myna

The big balcony in my home has a large window that overlooks the backyard of a few neighboring houses ;  the coconut and neem trees in those backyards are home to a variety of birds and I constantly witness the cacophony of these winged friends going about their affairs with gay abandon. Yes, there are a lot of birds fights and then there are heart warming scenes of mama birds feeding their lil ones. Today, I also witnessed 2 birds {myna,crow} quenching their thirst from the sweltering heat. What was even more delightful to see was that both the birds actually waited a few seconds to see which one would go first to drink. Myna ( not in this picture) then  moved a little farther indicating that the crow could have the first go. I immediately snatched my camera to capture this amazing show of solidarity by these 2 birds---

The overflowing water tank was the perfect opportunity for the crow and myna to have a hearty swig of the elixir of life.


As the myna moved a little farther, the crow came forward and takes a long long drink -----


Just as the crow flew away, the myna which was patiently sitting came forward to quench its thirst



The myna drinking water to its heart content before flying away---


Amazing ain't it ? Be it give and take or respecting each other's space, we humans have a lot to learn from these birds ! 

6 comments:

  1. Amazing clicks, Priya! And a lot to learn from this :)

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  2. Loved each click. Like oneof those stories about the crow with stone but here there is myna too :-)

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  3. Very nice! And very observant of you, Priya! I must say that the myna got his/her drink just in time since the water supply seems to be diminishing!

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  4. So nice you observed albeit
    any semblance of that serenity
    we rarely find in our species
    never had the wisdom nor humane
    that crow and myna displayed

    subbu thatha.
    www.subbuthatha.blogspot.in




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  5. Lady watta beautiful cature it is :)keep them coming :)

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  6. Hi Priya!

    Great clicks :)

    I am a design student working on a product that prevents overflowing of water while pumping.

    Do I have your permission to use one of the photos posted here? It is for preparing a presentation about the product.

    Regards
    Nikhil

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