Woo Hoo! This is my First post on my very own website! And I am sure you can tell that I am SUPER excited! After all using three exclamatory marks in one line says it all 
Welcome to my world and Thanks for stopping by.
I have posted this article before on blogger but i couldn’t resist doing it again here. So, Here Goes -
One day while tending to a particularly neglected part of the garden I saw this
And I was so excited! I thought I would try and capture a full story and here’s what follows.
These birds are the babies of Red-Vented Bulbul or Pycnonotidae. There were 4 babies in that small nest and two were on top of the other two..they were absolutely cramped for space but I was amazed at how well they carried on without the slightest hint of any difficulty (if only we could be like them!).
But let me first introduce you to the family..
This one is Papa Bird. Always kept a lookout for unwanted presence (like Me). I used to just sit near them very quitely without much movement for long periods of time. At first they were suspicious but as time went by they grew used to me.
This here is Mama Bird. She was busy all day bringing food for the wee little ones. And what with the four of them, someone was ALWAYS feeling hungry.
And these are their kids.
Whenever the mother came with the food the children always knew! And I really don’t now how! They would start opening their mouths for the food long before she even went there!
Earlier the babies were always sleeping (or just lying aroud faking sleep) but as time went by I noticed them looking here and there and they started getting curious. Well, atleast the ones on top did. By this time the birds were comfortable with me (or as comfortable one could get I guess) because they didn’t mind me lurking there and trying to click some photographs. The kids on the top were quite curious and wanted to know what I had in my hand!
One other day I saw that one bird was less and my heart skipped a beat! And then I noticed her sitting all by herself on the nearest branch. After that she never went into the nest even though she kept close enough.
And then I started looking out for li’l Miss Beaky here.
I wanted to try and capture her first flight but it wasn’t to be! Next day I saw her gone too and I felt downright disappointed. And then I heard a faint chirping and I saw her on the ground in a corner.
And suddenly without warning she flew to the door and hung there! She didn’t know what to do (and I think she was a bit afraid too) and couldn’t fly.
And then the most amazing thing happened! I went near her and offered her my hand. First she thought I had something to eat for her but later she walked right into my hand! And later onto my fingers.
It was the most amazing feeling. Believe me. And at that moment I felt that my patience with them had paid off. I wanted to capture some action shots of their flight but couldn’t. I think that’s why they say that action photography is one of the most difficult. But never mind…maybe someday later…
And next day there were only the bottom two left ( and they were not very used to me like Miss Beaky) and they shied away whenever I attempted to get near.
And so I thought I would just let them be. I used to go there occasionally to watch their progress but didn’t click any snaps. And then one day they were gone……
TY for looking
