Hungry

May 11th, 2009

by Krishna Mohan

Hungry

Hungry Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) chicks asking for food. Parents of these two chicks abandoned nest which was built on a pillar inside a house at Bondel, Managlore. We tried feeding with worms and insects. Sadly despite our best of care & effort they did not survive .

EXIF info…
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Exposure Mode: Manual exposure
Exposure Time: 1/200 sec.
Exposure Bias: 0.0
Aperture (F Stop): f/11.0
ISO Used: 100
Flash Used: Flash fired, compulsory flash mode.
White Balance: As Shot
Focal Length: 100.0 mm
Metering Mode: Pattern
Date Time: 2009:05:03 14:42:01
GPS Location in Google Map:
12° 55' 20" N, 74° 51' 55" E, 697 m.a.s.l.
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7 Responses to “Hungry”

shiva Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 3:58 PM

Interesting, why did they abondon the nest? With chicks in nest, the parental instinct should have brght the parents back !!! May be one of the entrance (window or door) got closed ( guesin) ???

drkrishi Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 4:33 PM

No,
I think some thing happened to parents. Nest was on a open area on top ledge of concrete pillar. No way to obstruct parents. Only suspicion I have is on domestic cats around there, who are quite aggressive with birds.
Regards
Krishna Mohan

shiva Says:
May 11th, 2009 at 8:17 PM

Oh ok.. I was thinking the same. The parents might have got caught by some predators when they frequently come down to feed these chicks… very sad..

geetha suvarna Says:
January 31st, 2010 at 11:52 PM

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drkrishi Says:
February 1st, 2010 at 12:00 AM

Thank you Geetha for all the kind words and great compliments.
Krishna Mohan