Nature update 2

[anna_wing]

We observe with some concern a new nest of yellow-vented bulbuls, Olympic-level contenders for the title of "World's Stupidest Bird". Every year they have been building their nest in a bush within leaping range of Bus-Stop Cat, he of the rocket-like vertical acceleration. This year, obviously feeling that life needs more excitement, they are even lower down, within jumping range of even Lap-Cat and Scaredy-Cat, who are down cats, and don't generally bother with a bird unless it's already on the ground.

And if this wasn't enough, the local Greater Coucal has noticed, and has been hanging around, eyeing the eggs.

Yellow-vented bulbuls are extremely common all over equatorial and monsoon Asia, having adapted well to urban life. I am still quite puzzled how they manage it even so, given the suicidal idiocy of their domestic arrangements.

Comments

[sartorias]

That particular family line seems not to be destined to contribute . . .

[anna_wing]

We will do our best, but I fear not....

[asakiyume]

They must win by numbers? Maybe there are so many of them putting their nests in ill-advised positions that the cats and coucals of the world just can't dispatch them all quickly enough?

I went and looked at images. They're cute--I hope your pair manages to hatch and fledge their offspring!

[anna_wing]

Me too!