Chapter 6: Scaly breasted Munia (Part 1)

Among all the birds that I have encountered until now, Scaly-breasted Munias are as close to my heart as cats are among all the animals. In future posts, I will be sharing a lot of beautiful experiences that I had with these small little beauties.

My mom used to always tell me how she had seen these munias near our balcony and how cute they were, but I hadn't seen them even once in 9 years. In June 2020 I finally got to see those cute little birds that my mother had been talking about for so long. So how did that happen? Well, before answering this, let's learn a little from Miss. Know-it-all. So the thing is that Scaly-breasted Munias don't make a normal nest like other birds. They prefer a nest made from lush green grass over brown dried twigs; a nest that barely has an entrance. They started visiting us to collect lemongrass from our kitchen window for the nest they were building on the balcony in front of our house.

Look how they were plucking grass from the pot

They visited us almost 4 to 5 times a day, and I must say they were quite brave as compared to their size. Just two days into this friendship and I decided to make a bird feeder for attracting more munias and other small birds like sparrows. To my surprise, it worked! Although it did not attract any sparrows, the munias started visiting me in my window and became pretty much comfortable with me (just me😂😁).

I had become so used to their presence and their cute voice that I did not need an alarm to wake up in the morning. These sounds were enough to wake me up around 7 am👇😊

It's hard to stop me from talking more about my special friends, but I don't wanna bore you by narrating the entire story in one go. So, I'll be revealing this one in short parts😉. Until then, Happy birding!