Birds Near My House

                          No wonder winter has gone, and spring is here. All over the layout is flourishing with greenery. Many flowers bloom and fruits like Mangos are developing on the trees. As spring approaches, there is a lot of excitement and increased activities of our feathered visitors, including our tiny furry visitor-Squirrel. Due to these increased activities, our backyard has now turned into a Spring/Summer camp for them. Indian Silverbills Red-vented Bulbul and Indian Robin Rose Ringed Parakeets, Indian Palm Squirrel, and Laughing Doves   Compared to other seasons, I now observe manifold species of birds visiting our backyard more frequently than in any other season. They not only visit our backyard to feed but also spend some quality time in the backyard performing various activities.  The regular visitors are Sunbirds, Mynas, Rose-ringed Parakeets, Doves, Robins, Bulbuls, Babblers...

    Around September 2020, once during the day aftermath of the night rains, I happened to see cute and fluffy small brown shaded birds resembling small chicks in a flock of 8-10 drop down from the fence into the garden. Instantly, they kept pecking at something on the ground perhaps some seeds in a rapid manner and simultaneously followed the leader in a line. I could not believe my eyes. They seem to be very familiar with each tree, plant, and fallen seeds in our garden. After spending some moments in the garden, they climbed onto a tree branch, hopped onto the fence on the other side, and vanished. This was my first encounter with them. I had first mistaken them as Rain Quail. But later came to know they were Rock Bush Quails .           A month ago, around evening time, I glanced at a Laughing Dove pecking at grains at the tray. Laughing Doves are common residents of the garden during the daytime. Later, I realized the absence of the long tail...