Thursday 22 April 2010

Sparrow Day Care

Our tiny balcony, if we can classify the space just beyond the ‘French windows’ as that, has been taken over by the Sparrow Day Care Centre. As soon as we wake up and draw the curtain there they are, mother sparrows and baby sparrows, lined up waiting for their meal of rice and bajra. After much chattering, shaking of wings and running around the little ones are fed to satisfaction. The mothers then go on to do what mothers have to do, while the little ones stay in the ‘Day Care Centre’ doing what little ones do best.

Eating

Wondering

Preening

Sleeping

Exploring

Demanding

And eating some more

But at the first caw of the crow, or the first beep of the car horn, the mothers are back and the chattering, shaking of wings and general running around commences again. Till it’s finally time for bed.

5 comments:

bythewindowsill said...

ha! awesome! awesome!
:-) :-)

bythewindowsill said...

and I particularly love the last pic. :-)

Anvita Lakhera said...

Thank you :)

Asha said...

Lovely! I love watching birds go about their life.

Anvita Lakhera said...

Thanks Asha. Watching birds is always delightful.