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We have our friendly neighborhood Kingfisher with us here today on Shail’s Nest. He has kindly agreed to give us lessons on How To Eat A Worm Like A Bird. Please give him a big hand Bloggers. Thank you! Over to you Mr. KF!
Thank you, Lady. It sure is an honor Lady, being on your blog Shail’s Nest and all that rot. Yeah, Whatever blah-blah you humans say. But where is the nest? I don’t see any nest! I was under the impression that there was a nest where I could spend some cozy hours. No nest? Then why have it in your blog name? Totally misleading title for a blog, I tell you. What? Oh ah! The audience is waiting. Yessir! I will get on the job right away of imparting bird wisdom. By the way I do have issues with you humans using the term ‘bird-brained’. But…okay, sure, sure… I will keep it for another day.
So getting back to lessons on how to swallow a worm, first thing to do is to go catch one of your own worms. Don’t look at me. No siree, no no no! They can be found all around. Nothing like getting your own worm for the betterment of your soul. This one here is all MINE! By the way, I will let you in on a secret. All this about early bird catching the worm is nothing but mere humbug. For instance, I caught this one at 15-30 hours by the Lady’s camera clock. So there!
Have you all got your worms? Now easy does it. Don’t let it slip away from your beak. Oh sorry, you people don’t have beaks. Then it IS pretty dicey. A worm is liable to slip away easily from between smooth human lips. That is, if you have not gone “YUCK! and spit it out already. So hold it with your teeth. By the way, tell me again. Why the hell have I been brainwashed into giving you these lessons? Oh she is a smooth talker, that Shutterbug Lady! I will be declared a pariah by my own community for depriving birds of their daily sustenance. The things one gets into for a moment of fame. And no nest to rest either. Sheesh!
Anyways… Now start pulling it (the worm, it is smooth) in slowly, Try to imitate the way you drink coke through a straw. Yeah I knew that would be a good example. Trust humans to drink useless things. Of course that is not how WE birds do it. As if you can ever eat like birds. Hyuk hyuk hyuk. But it’s gonna be immense fun watching you all try to do it.
Now look up, open your beak… ooops, I mean mouth, wide and swallow it and feel it wiggling down your throat. Feels good, right?
What? It is coming out? You wanna throw up? Hold it down! Hold it down! Okay, you can do one thing. For a few moments look up and stay still. Not only will the worm reach your stomach *burp* but if you are lucky, some shutter-bugger may come along and click you in that posture of Nirvana (link) just like the lady here did of me. Go and take a look!
Thank you, humans. I hope you won’t eat up all our worms! Gawd,I am gonna be pecked by the lot when I get back. Cya Lady, if I am not lynched to death by the winged population. And I didn’t get to see a nest either.
These are marvelous shots ! Unbelievable ! And I love the story that goes with it !
btw why I am not getting your posts in google reader .. just realized that I missed many of them !
Thanks Ruch. 🙂 By the way, did you re subscribe after I moved to WorPress?
Oh my God, you made me run out of breath. My belly’s hurting and I still can’t stop laughing. Lovely narration! 🙂
Glad I could make you laugh, Rekha 😀 Thank you 🙂
A great capture!
Well done!
Coming from you that’s a great compliment, Hans. I am so thrilled! Thank you! 😀
wow awesome a Narration
I was so lost in reading narrations that i ignored photos while reading 😛
Welcome to Shail’s Nest, Dewang 🙂
Hope you liked the photos as well 🙂
My pleasure ,,,
yes i loved it
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such an entertaining and fun converso..amazing pic:)
Thank you Vishal. It was an amazing experience as well, clicking this.
Interesting Shail! Pretty hilarious and the part I loved the most was what no nest… And yes superb shots. Great piece of creativity. Just one thing I wanted to say to all writers — please don’t use the word anyway with an ‘s’ because there is no such word as ‘anyways’ it is ANYWAY.
Apologies if it appears rude but just thought to let you know.
Thank you Swati 🙂 How come you did not notice ‘gonna’ in the post? That is also not an accepted word. Right? 😉 ‘Anyways’ is an accepted colloquial variant of the adverb ‘anyway’ and its usage is not considered wrong. More here: http://grammarist.com/usage/anyways/ It has a place in some online dictionaries too. Anyways, what should settle the matter is, I did not use it out of ignorance, but consciously. 🙂
Anyway, I enjoyed reading it and it was indeed an interesting post. so that settles the matter. 🙂
Hi Shail,
This is my fourth attempt to reply to your comment. Every time I typed the reply, it just disappeared in the thin air. So here is the gist of all the previous three replies and an original fourth one. 🙂 hope you don’t mind me pinging you at an ungodly hour.
Anyways, 😉 Now that you have shown me that it is ok to use the word I have used it here myself. I was reprimanded by my editor when I had used it in my feature and since then I have consciously avoided using the word. And you are the first one I have dared to say that it is not a proper usage and I am glad I did, else you would have never sent me the link (wink, wink whatever happens, happens for the best) :p
In its entirety the piece is so good that I was engrossed in it so much so that I had to go back to have a look at the awesome pics that accompany the write-up.
what was the third message? Ah yes I remember 😉 You indeed have a creative bent of mind and are a good writer so keep up the good work and yes no nest part will always steal the cake no matter how many times I read it.
fourth message is a request to you to please do visit my blog as well and leave your footprints there with your set of brick-brats, comments, feedback. I will really appreciate it.
Fifth message is that please do let me know what do you think of the travel news that I have started as a regular feature on my blog swatisays.wordpress.com
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Hahahah! 😀 That’s some brilliant creativity you showed! The pics are stunning, but the nirvana one is the besht! 😀
Poor Mr Kingfisher…you shouldn’t have fooled him into believing there is an actual nest! 😛
I know! Poor fella 😛 😉
Thanks Ashwathy!
Amazing lesson. Thank you Mr Kingfisher; it’s been a treat (errrm…) watching that demo. I errrm… will definitely give it it a try, on a day I grow wings. I’m getting bird-brained you see… and that… that, is a total compliment 🙂 Thanks to this Shutterbug lady (pssst… she has a bug in her name, and no nest on her blog… I tell ya… sheeesh!!! 😛 )
Shail, thank you! The pictures are just so amazing, as always, and the narrative held one spell bound, worms or no worms 🙂
I really grossed out someone who read this while having breakfast. Poor lady. I feel remorseful;
And about the bug in shutterbuglady. That never struck me!! Or else I would have woven it into the tale 😉 😛 😀 You are a genius Usha for noticing that.
wow such awesome birds visit you.. I dont even see Sparrows these days in Bangalore. There are some pretty birds here.. you inspire me to click them 🙂
Please do! 🙂 It would be nice to see new birds! 🙂
That was fun! I enjoyed reading it and I suspect you enjoyed writing that imaginary conversation you had with the bird while clicking it.
The early bird…right?
Yes, of course. I thoroughly enjoyed writing it 😉
The early bird?
Hmmm….it’s ok to be early if you’re a bird. If not…who really wants a worm? Right?
LOL!! Shail, you are a riot! I cant decide what I admire more, your photography or your play of words! Just brilliant! 😀
Gosh I am still laughing at ‘imitate the way you would dring coke with a straw’ 😆
I am glad I got you laughing 😉 Thank you, Deeps 🙂
Lovely, lovely post!! I am going to receiving all post updates in Feedly now 🙂
I am also trying out Feedly 🙂
Lovely, lovely photographs!!!!!!!
Thanks IHM. I was waiting for you and Dhiren to see the pictures! 😉 😀
those are the most awesome shots ever… you should actually send the pics to nat-geo site… they are that good 😀
Really?! *happy dance*
Finally read the post as well…. lol the KF had you there eh… stumped… no nest west eh 😛
I loved the conversation… it was lovely 🙂 the KF around my house too comes in the afternoon but unfortunately always a bit far… and am just not able to catch him… guess I have to get a nest in my blog url to get him to talk to me 😛
Finally read the post as well…. lol the KF had you there eh… stumped… no nest west eh 😛
I loved the conversation… it was lovely 🙂 the KF around my house too comes in the afternoon but unfortunately always a bit far… and am just not able to catch him… guess I have to get a nest in my blog url to get him to talk to me 😛 😛 😛
Haha! Yeah, maybe you should try that name change with a ‘nest’ included to lure him 😉
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