Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata
This individual was one half of a pair that chose to build a nest on a tree right across our balcony. One of them, presumably the male, fetched nesting material all day while the other stitched it together to make a cosy nest. Inexplicably after all the hard work they abandoned the nest. While it lasted, though, I couldn't take my eyes off them.
Photographed at: Kavanapura, Karnataka on 2020-08-04Album: Birds Of The Farm - 2020
Family:
Estrildidae
Name in Kannada: ಚುಕ್ಕೆ ಮುನಿಯ / ಚುಕ್ಕ ರಾಟವಾಳ (ಗಂಡು)
Diet: Insects, Fruit
Size: 11 - 12 cms
