Bird excitement continues at the NP guesthouse – the Sunbird who built its nest in trellis framing the lake view gallery, a high
traffic zone of the guesthouse, protests loudly each time someone comes by to
sit here and enjoy the view. Her chicks have now hatched and she makes frequent
trips to feed them.
A pair of sparrows has decided to build its nest above the
fuse box in the entrance landing. Their swooping sorties past the sunbirds nest
and over all our heads adds to the excitement. The area has turned into a veritable flying
corridor. They have taken to harvesting hay and other building material from
another birds nest to speed up their building operation much to the consternation
of mama Sunbird. We often hear them squawk as they race each other to the nest building
site. They seem to be fooling around like a pair of young lovers running wild
on the beach.
And yes the Bulbul's eggs I mentioned in my previous blog have
hatched. We got here in time to watch the parents feed the babies for a day
before bad weather or some other eventuality L
caused the chicks to fall out of the nest. By the next day the parents moved them
away and put paid to our ideas of watching them grow and learn how to fly.
The greatest excitement by far has been the daily visit of a pair of Grey Hornbills who appear each evening.
Astrid Rao
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