Birding highlights – Sonepat on 25 Aug 15
Weather sunny, strong breeze, no clouds.
With a spider in my pant that I was crushing with my fingers and a horse lying dead on the road, apparently a roadhit I presume; when I pulled aside to get rid of the dead spider, I was surprised to see a Red Munia carrying thin blade of green grass into the bottom of a bushy thickets.
Noticeably several pairs of Red Munias carrying nesting material, a Tricoloured Munia picking up something 'worth eating' from a cowdung lying on the dirt track; other two species of munias too making themselves conspicuous now and then. Weavers too – noisy and musical; I find Black-breasted Weaver's call quite musical, pretty sweet.
Egyptian Vultures – never seen so many of them this year in Haryana; must have seen 14 or 15, including an active nest with a juvenile inside. One Adult bird was being harassed by a house crow.
Alexandrine Parakeets did not approve of my 'aiming camera lens at their nesting tree' and they ganged up against me; 7 or 8 of them throwing their noise-missiles at me. Respected their genuine protest. I noticed a pair of Indian Rollers, Common Mynas and a pair of Rose-ringed Parakeet were also using the tree for nesting, I guess.
Indian Spotted Eagle's nest – the juvenile bird has left the nest and was calling from 50 meters away from the nesting tree; while an adult bird, one of the parents, was hearing the call – did I sense a sense of happiness in his eyes? Yes, I did.
Good news on Sarus population. Three pairs of them nesting.. I saw two nests today, from quite a distance; in both one of the parents was sitting, no partners around. It was a happy surprise to see another pair indulging in their spectacular dance.
Brown Bush Owl pair is doing well, gave me decent and confident view and let me have as many clicks as I could manage.
An Oriental Honey Buzzard perched on a tree, while another one flying overhead.
Disturbing news is that about a dozen of men folks, looking like migrant labours, cutting the long grass along the water channel where munias, weavers, prinias, babblers are making nests. Tried to sensitize them, but they need money to survive. Sad to see the heaps of disposable plates/cups (shame on us human beings for this stupidity) lying on the shore of our water ponds. Are they made of plastic stuff? No bio-degradable.
Despite 'man launched' terror being inflicted on avian citizens of the earth, nature doing her best to rejuvenated herself after good spell of monsoon this year.
Other commoner species, as well.
Suresh C Sharma
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