Careful with those trees, BMC!
WE ARE not sure why the civic authorities are trimming the branches of city trees in the middle of summer, when we need all the shade we can get, but what is clear is that the trimming is affecting the city’s bird population. We have already heard about the plight of egrets and other birds, some of whom were rescued by a wildlife protection organisation, in the aftermath of a trimming spree; now it is the turn of the humble crow. A family of Corvus splendens had set up house in a small tree in the Gamdevi area, outside the residence of one of our colleagues. Eggs were laid and hatched, but immediately after that, the trees along the lane were trimmed. With the branches protecting it gone, the nest was exposed.

EMPTY NEST: The baby crows were gone too soon from their exposed home after this tree was trimmed