Saturday 11 April 2015

Tra la la la

Going back to the sparrows, one loves to hear chirps. Bird songs are  loved by all of us. The deafening din of the traffic outside does drown out their voices though. Every morning a male sparrow  hops in to inspect the balconies. Mine is bereft of a garden.

My small herb garden is on a landing space just outside the door. The sparrows are not keen on this space. Every morning i await their chirps and hide to take a snap. Alas! every morning i fail to take a snapshot.

The sparrows are here also because of our family friend who has a huge garden. The old mango trees in his extensive garden hides the black koel. It's spring here in Patna and the koel sings as the mangoes ripen. In the middle of such claustrophobic traffic, we have created glimpses of heaven.

Since compromise is a way of life i am thrilled with the trills that my neighborhood  has to oHffer. The noted psychologist Howard Gradner differs though in his opinion of bird songs. He agrees that we equate these songs with music. It is also a popular thought that the songs are love calls. But gardner points out that they are, in fact, an announcement

Through the songs the birds declare that a certain territory is occupied. Talk about charisma! According to Gardner ," Bird song is at most communication of a set of predetermined messages, and the song itself is rather narrowly fixed." However, it's intricacy qualifies it for consideration of artistic expression and Gardner agrees that they should get due attention.

What do we learn from  bird songs?  According to contemporary psychology studies an immense lot.Meanwhile the bull sparrow is back and i think he may want to confer with me as i am his new landlady.

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