Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Tailor Bird

One can see a sparrow-like small bird running here and there in rural
areas keeping its tail up. It is 'Tuntuni' in Bangla.

They don't afraid of us.

Its head reddish, lower part of body is white and upper part olive-green.

Though they are small, their voice is very high. They call like
"to-eet to-eet...".

Small insects to nectar of flowers - all of these are their food. They
build their nests in monsoon. Their nest looks like a container - made
of soft cotton, hair and thin creeps and it is a good instance of fine
technology.

Two stiched leaves surround their nest.

They lay 3-4 eggs.

'Tuntuni' can be seen across India. But they are permanent resident of Bengal.

One can see their at Eden Garden in Kolkata.--
A. B.

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