खट्टा मीठा  Sunday!

Meanwhile, a pair was peacefully perched on an Ananta tree in my courtyard. In the raucous combat scenario, a gentle myna cry drew my attention. A cute fledgling was spotted in the overgrown shrub.

I had big plans for Sunday, after much effort, I convinced myself to "do nothing". Something like Relax, recharge, and reflect!!!! I changed my intentions to "doing something", grabbed my camera, and walked to the parking lot. Fledgling was adorable, hiding in the bush!

One of the parents was now calling continuously, and the fledgling responded. 

Slowly, the tiny one made its move and began leaping up branch by branch to the top, where they could both see one other. The parent then set off for a neem tree at the end of the lane. The small one appeared bewildered and terrified, but it took off to the same neem branch as its parent. 

The mother in me was anxious too. So i walked down the lane to check on the little one, if it landed safely.

By the time I arrived and discovered the small one, it had already begun climbing up the higher branches of a bigger tree. It was time to leave them alone, wishing the young one a  bright future!

Videos next capturing the beautiful moments! 

Then there came a period when one couple was at the nest and the other was simply screaming at them, No more physical fights. This continued for few mins till everything was quiet. 

One couple had battled to claim the nest. This persistent duo did laps around the nest, went in and out a several times, and began cleaning it. As if nothing had happened, they began collecting nesting material almost immediately.

I'd already stopped taking further thought entries remember! But given the demands of the situation, I had to open a new queue to allow new thoughts to flood in. Here are the first few thought entries.

• Why did the pair had to fight all day long? Lesser trees, lesser nest? May be! 

• What will the second pair do, do birds stick to the failures for long or they more on quickly? I guess the later. 

• The way they fought  seemed very risky, do they too like humans have a tendency to make risky moves in desperate situations?

• Where do they get the energy from, to fight whole day long and then immediately start work on the new occupied nest? 

• There were several other birds around, and none of them appeared to be concerned by this action. All of them did mind their own business. Something for us to learn/unlearn here?

• The choas was loud  and continue for few hours, the lane was quite. I didn't see any curious brains trying to figure out what was going on. Did they, too, mind their own business or were they unconscious of their surroundings?

Many times while observing birds, I believe it's so much fun for them; no passports, no visas, fly wherever you like. Migrate to better seasons. No traffic congestion, no workplace politics; live in tune with the sun and the seasons. Everyone is fighting their own battles, facing their own challenges and conflicts. We lose some, we win some keeping in mind that the sky is vast enough for everyone to fly. We need to discover our wings.