The pleasure of living in the outskirts

It has been quite some fun at home of late. With all the garden plants growing pretty wild in the balcony, a little pigeon has made a humble abode out of the cozy and shady space the outgrowth had to offer. The pigeon has a lone egg that it is protecting from our prying eyes and we are trying as much as possible to not disturb it.


But then, keeping ourselves out of the balcony is next to impossible because that is the only source of ventilation for us. Every time we open the balcony, the little pigeon walks out of its hideout, flies to a spot in the terrace parapet, and keeps a watch until we are back in.


There is so much fun in watching this bird pace up and down the balcony, day and night, and guarding its egg while it is waiting to hatch. There are some cons to living in the outskirts of Chennai. But such simple pleasures sure make it all the more worth it.

6 comments:

  1. Awww, I just love this kind of bird-watching where the bird literally lands in your lap giving you the pleasure of private viewing of its antics. I wish you wrote more detailed posts on the bird. Looking forward.

    Joy always,
    Susan

    P. S. Great to see a brand new post here. Keep 'em coming :)

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  2. Thanks Susan and yeah this is so much more fun. I just wished the pigeon would not get so scared of us and keep flying away. We want to help it in any which way we can, but then we are only scaring it away :)

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  3. Awww ! It must be really great to have them around.

    Keep smiling,
    Lakshmi

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  4. Hi Lakshmi, yeah total fun. We discovered another egg today. Presume it was laid between yesterday and today... Just wondering if it would stay safe there. There is no nest. It has just laid it on the floor.

    Thanks for dropping by.

    Cheers.

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  5. Good post on one my favorite birds. Its always pleasure to live in the outskirts of a city indeed.

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  6. Somu gr8 and sweet home da :) got remembered of Bharadi's lines - " Vanna paravaigalai kanu nee manadhi magizhchi kolu papa " ....

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