Birds Near My House

  Papaya is a tropical fruit that is grown throughout the year. It is also known for its medicinal and nutritional properties. We have several papaya trees in our garden. This fruit like any other fruit attracts many birds and squirrels to feed on it. Unlike other fruits that grow in a specific season, papaya is grown throughout the year, giving an opportunity to every feathered friend and small furry friend to relish it in our garden.                         Here are some pictures of birds occupied in relishing the fruit and unaware of me taking pictures of them in this act. Yellow-Billed Babblers Indian Palm Squirrel Red Whiskered BulBul Red Vented BulBul

         Birds of different feathers, flock together .   For several weeks, I have been observing our feathered neighbors’ behavior at a very close angle. Here is this tree, just outside our compound in the woods, whose most of the leaves have fallen due to the winter season. This tree seems to attract different species of birds like Robins, Bulbuls, Babblers, Mynas, Doves, and Parakeets including the winter birds like Green Bee-eaters, Munias, and Drongos.  Hence, I refer to this tree as their “ Recreation and Tweet Club ”.   The Club gets busy in the early mornings and in the late evenings. Birds of all feathers come here to unwind themselves on the branches in between their feeding session or hunting session. They even tweet, chirp, call, or even sing a melodious song. I was wondering if one species can understand the language/call of the other species. However, all of them seem to be comfortable and peaceful with...