Selfish WE!

Mostly every year I find this happening, in my gallery the Pigeon would come and lay eggs. I don't know if every year the same pigeon comes but there comes one. No! actually two of them. May be one of them could be Dad Pigeon and another Mumma Pigeon.

This is bound to happen, we have ruined all forests and built these cement forests, where are they supposed to go? So we let them lay eggs, even though they kill my plant as they lay it in a pot and I can't water plant with the fear that the egg might get spoilt. I don't have much knowledge about it. Worst part is that they spoil whole balcony with their sh*t! 

Oh! I hate this! :/

Last year, it was the month of March that they came and it was very sunny then so my  Mom tied one cloth to protect Mumma Pigeon from warmth as whole time she sits on those eggs. We also kept water in our old pot so that she doesn’t get dehydration. Dad in morning before going to office use to give them Bajra to eat.

At times there came Crows to eat eggs, then Bro would horrify them with long stick that we have.

Soon both the eggs hatched and there born two Baby Pigeons, but sadly due to some reason they could not survive! And Mumma Pigeon left the pot after their death and then Crows came and took them away.

I felt very sad, in fact all of us! :(

This year too the Pigeons came, lay egg, this time it was only one egg, we have food and water to Mumma Pigeon, the egg hatched and baby pigeon born, I wanted to see him but Mumma Pigeon didn't, she feared if I would harm her baby, of course I can't explain her that I won't. Hence, I decided not to trouble her but thankfully the baby pigeon survived and now quite big. I see him/her when Mumma Pigeon flies away in between, after laying egg and till the baby is small they don't leave the baby alone as Crows eat them up, I hate Crows! Huh!!!

But these birds grow too quickly, I observed! Baby pigeon was previously all yellowish without hairs on his/her feathers, eyes closed, but now there are feathers and he/she can even stand, even attempts to jump otta the pot but Mumma Pigeon throws Baby Pigeon back inside the pot and he/she makes noise. It's so fun to observe all this, real wildlife scenes! :)

But today what I saw broke my heart! :(

Dad went to office early morning and hence forgot to give cereals to Pigeon, I too had evening class so I took the bowl of cereals and sprinkled them near the pot, and Baby Pigeon was alone there. I poured the whole bowl so that along with Baby Pigeon, Mumma Pigeon and Dad Pigeon can too feed themselves. After pouring the cereals I was standing there to see Baby Pigeon having his/her food but Baby was staring me and didn't moved I thought may be he/she can't eat on own. I went inside the kitchen to keep the bowl back. Slowly I returned to the balcony and peeped so that Baby Pigeon don't get to know that I was there or else he/she would be sacred. What I saw then was shocking! There was Mumma Pigeon whom Baby Pigeon was pushing back as she was trying to eat the cereals. Even after many attempts Baby Pigeon didn't allow her to have even a single cereal but was himself/herself was having all of it quickly. Also after completing Baby slept in the pot alone as now he/she was big there was not enough places for both Mumma and Baby Pigeon to sit together. Hence Baby Pigeon almost throws out Mumma Pigeon otta the pot and occupied the entire place for himself/herself!

This is the reality looking at which I felt so bad. Mumma Pigeon strived for days and nights, fought with Crows, stayed hungry, took risk of laying egg near humans, it's so cold this winter and she still strived and was near the egg so that it could hatch with warmth, after baby Pigeon born she kept baby underneath her that we could not even see him/her for once, whatever food we gave to Mumma Pigeon she chewed and would feed to Baby Pigeon first, she protected Baby Pigeon from winter and would cover him/her throughout. Finally, when Baby Pigeon seemed to have gained strength to stand on his/her feet’s, is now capable of chewing the cereals and since now his/her feathers are capable of flying he/she didn't seem to need Mumma Pigeon and hence easily throws her out of the pot.

I would not blame the Pigeons, aren't we humans of same kind?

As soon as we find ourselves capable of living our life on our own, don't we throw our Parents otta their houses, don't we forget our values, don't we forget our Parents efforts that they took to bring us up?