Chapter 3: Red-vented Bulbul

Among all this chaos Red-vented Bulbul was a bird that was always calm and composed. Constantly making a faint sound in the background, just waiting for you to notice. While watching the other birds, I always found the bulbul just sitting around and observing everyone with an innocent look in its eyes.

Unlike Salunki and Parakeet, the bulbuls are neither a fan of dancing nor chattering. Even if you find a couple of them sitting together, they can hardly be seen talking. In the evening, however, a soft melody lingers around in the atmosphere. This is the soft song being sung by the bulbuls. As the sun begins to set, this melody slowly turns into a very harmonious chatter. "Melodious chatter" quite contradictory, isn't it? But it's true!

In fact, for a long time, I didn't know about this. However, one day I paid a visit to the small jungle in our society and witnessed this beautiful song. At first, I was not sure of the bird, but on following the direction of the sound I saw this👇😂.

By the way, bulbul is one of those birds that have actually visited me. Sometimes a couple, sometimes just one. They still aren't that comfortable with us so they get scared easily. When their visits became quite frequent I thought they would build a nest in my window, but it is not that easy. As their nest is almost like a small, smooth bowl, they prefer a dense bush or tree. And, let's face it, this is not possible in a window.

Although, there was a bird that nested for a long time in my window and that experience turned out to be very beautiful. But, you guys will have to wait for some time for that special story💖. Till then here's a short version of my encounter with the Red-vented Bulbul. Happy Birding!