Oh, what a fine sight I happened to see from my veranda while hanging out the laundry to dry this morning: 2 Lapwings, about 20 pigeons ( Rock Doves), and 2 crows ( I think Jungle Crows...) feeding in one of the 7 dry rice fields I can see down below us. This field was the last of the rice fields to be harvested this fall, and a lot of weeds had sprung up among the rice plants by the time the farmer harvested it after 2 typhoons had passed through. That farmer is quite elderly, and I don't think he uses much, if any, insecticide or weed killer in his field.
It seems to me that it is likely that there is something delicious and nutritious growing in that field now (animal or plant, I don't know which, or perhaps both) and there is enough of it for all 3 of these species of birds, and they know it, and have come to accept each other's presence while they feast on it.
A nice sight....
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