The Birds of a Terrace - # 10.58 - Purple Sunbird (Nectarinia asiatica) - 2023-013

[Anand Arya]

CLIMATE CHANGE DAMAGE - LOVE’S LABOUR LOST

First the Greeitngs on World Environment Day 2023.  If on this

Environment Day - the lessons cannot be learnt then this Planet

and Life on it is destined is in serious danger.

Example is this Sunbird that could not breed successfully - an event

that I have noticed for the first time and is the ADVERSE Impact of

Climate Change.

The Sunbirds have been known to breed from March to August but most

breeding is concentrated - as per my own records - between late March

to End April and then some in June and then one single record of August.

This year there was Havoc - hardly any hot days from mid March to 

end of May - rain, rain, cloudy, cloudy 9barring a short spell of heat

during early April.

Sunbirds had been seen several time with nesting material and then

these were fooled by the Weather.  Finally, one nest was seen under

construction in Second Week of May.

We were thrilled at see on 15th or so the Bird sitting in the Nest

for long periods and then regularly from 17th. Obvious conclusion was

that the Eggs were there.  Taking into account the incubation period,

we were expecting the Chicks to be seen/heard any time from 27th.

On 1st and 2nd June, we saw it sitting on the edge such that it suggested

feeding.  

But, then it abandoned it on 3rd and we have not seen any activity on

the Nest.

Climate Change is here to stay and many Species would eventually

be lost to Untimely and Extreme Weather as we have seen this year.

Cheers.

Anand Arya
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[Anand Arya]

Should have added a Caveat that the Image was taken from

inside the room and hence the quality is not upto standards.

No disturbance to the Bird.

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