The staff saw a snake, and it seems that the birds also knew that there was a snake around.
So, these two friends, a Cape Sparrow and a Mousebird landed on a tree.
I will break this story up into sections and hope that you will understand what was going on.
The sparrow's name for this story is Barry, and the mousebird's name is Harry. So, Harry said to Barry; Hi, can you go and peep in that hole to see if there is a snake? But Barry said to Harry; Why don't you go and check? But, Harry turned his face away with a big; No, no! You go.
Right, I have explained what happened in the first two photos, and so now let's see what Barry and Harry did in the next two photos. Barry peeped very carefully in the hole, and Harry also hung on his branch, and he also peeped into the hole. Barry dropped his head in a quick prayer.
And then, bravely, Barry went into the hole to look around, but he couldn't see any sign of a snake, and that is exactly what Harry wanted to hear as it was a fairly cold day, and he wanted to warm his stomach in the sunlight.
And finally, Harry relaxed and he fluffed himself so that he could start to fall asleep in the sunlight. It seemed that Barry was acting as a guard for Harry as he continued to look around for a snake.
I had to put some storyline to this, as it is the first time that I see a Cape Sparrow (Passer melanurus), and a Red-faced Mousebird (Urocolius indicus) together, as normally they stay far apart. Another thing is the Mousebird got its name because when they land on a tree, they immediately crawl inside the tree. Their movements are also very mouselike, but as you see here, they seem to tolerate each other, and the Mousebird had no inkling to crawl in anywhere. Maybe, the mousebird was worried about the snake. Just goes to show how aware the birds are in nature.
Such is life.
I hope you enjoyed the pictures and the story.
Photos by Zac Smith. All-Rights-Reserved.
Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.
Until next time, cheers!
