(delhibirdpix) The Commoners - # 47.02 - Indian Silverbill (Lonchura malabarica) - 2015-161

Years ago, a Birder on one of the groups asked for advice - To Buy a Scope or Pay for

a Car for his Wife.

He was given advice - sage advice, so labelled  - that he should

invest in Scope, Go for Extensive Birding and His Wife would have her Car soon.

A year later on exact date,  the advice was termed 'sage advice' - it was taken,

birder had his scope, wife had her car, only the Psychiatrist was bankrupt.

I Practice this on this 'advice' often.  Definitely when I am stressed out. Same was

this morning.  I Birded at Home (rather than go jogging/gyming as in good old days).

Birds Obliged - Posed for Pictures and even a Video.  Many gave fly-past including

the Sector Bully Shikra.  Sun Co-operated by giving diffused lighting. Only problem was

that 'my big cannon' was handy and shooting hand-holding may have given me a 'stress-fracture'.

Got at least a half dozen keepers and shareable images.

Here is an Indian Silverbill.  They made a nest in early years of this millennium in the vernonia creeper at home.

The creeper was to dense to see the nest and chicks but hear one could all the time.

Here is a Video Link for them preening.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4EDD0VSh1Y

Taken on 5th August 2015 at Sector 15A, Noida, India.

Cheers.

 

Anand Arya
353, Sector 15A
NOIDA 201301
INDIA
+ 91 98182 61909
www.anandarya.com
www.okhlabirdpark.com
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