The cycle of life.

The following were shot over a period of four hours on 15-6-2012 from 1.00 PM to 4:30 PM . Look at the pictures and the story it tells. It might be sad but that's the way life is.  I spent many hours taking photographs of this family. I even wondered if the fledglings will start flying soon . In the evening i was surprised when i saw a large bird beside the nest. On closer inspection i found out that a predator has found their nest and it already had the babies in its beak. I immediately fetched my camera and clicked some pics of the predator. I showed my dad the macabre scene and he shooed the predator away and scolded me for not stopping the hawk. I scouted the area for blood and instead found the second baby alive, on the floor. He/She is on the ground right now, walking around.


Assuming i had the opportunity to save the babies ?? Isn't it interfering with the cycle of life ?? Wont i be messing around with natural selection?? What if the hawk has its own babies in a nest somewhere and it will feed them with the hunt?? Wont i kill the hawks babies in an attempt to save these guys??

By the way its parents are keeping a close watch of it right now. I wonder if it will survive the night. I hope it survives. Will post about it tomorrow.

Fledgelings in the nest 

Parent bird comes to feed them.(both parents feed the young)

Little guys instinctively open their mouths and stretch their necks.

This is how birds feed their young.

Done feeding.

Someone else comes to feed !

Either a kite or a hawk is swallowing one of the little guys.

The other guy falls down from the nest onto the hot cement floor.

Little guy is ALIVE after falling down !

The parents who aren't aware that one of their babies is alive

My dad transfers the little guy onto the lawn. The parents try to attack us and retreat. The parents search for the little guy.

Heres the little guy running around. The parents are keeping a close watch on him/her.