This is such a thoughtful giving way of being:
“we put out several bowls of water in different places around our house in maharashtra for the birds. sources of water are scarce in the dry season so many species of birds come to bathe and drink.”
I love the expressions of the birds that you’ve captured. In the first two, there’s a feeling of witnessing an intimate moment of bathing.
I'm wondering if the crows behave that way to be territorial?
there are two species of crows in our area- the indian jungle crow and the house crow. i was teaching the oldest of my shadow judge nephews how to identify birds with the help of a bird guide book, we were watching the crows and looking in the book for features that could conclusively identify the species. so after looking at the birds, the book, the birds etc i asked him which species they were.
"HOUSE BIRD" he proudly replied.
Your shadow judge has a keen eye.