Small sparrow- sized birds called munia .
The name munia includes six species of small, seed eating birds .
They are generally found around meadows, farmlands ....
I spotted this munia in the balcony of a high rise apartment .
One lazy morning I decided to drop by at my friends place . And as luck would have it spotted a bird flitting in and out of the ficus plant in the balcony .On close observation it was a small bird building its nest with loads of hard work .
The nest is an untidy globe made out of grass and bamboo leaves. The nesting material is pushed together not woven .The nest is hidden at a height 4-5 m in bushes ,trees or creepers . The male bird gets the nesting material and female builds the nest form inside .
Agile ,little social bird .
with small conical beak,
designed for feeding on seeds of grass and sedge .
The name munia includes six species of small, seed eating birds .
They are generally found around meadows, farmlands ....
I spotted this munia in the balcony of a high rise apartment .
One lazy morning I decided to drop by at my friends place . And as luck would have it spotted a bird flitting in and out of the ficus plant in the balcony .On close observation it was a small bird building its nest with loads of hard work .
Agile ,little social bird .
with small conical beak,
designed for feeding on seeds of grass and sedge .
Will be back soon with another munia ....
Birds which are found so abundantly yet so inconspicuous .
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