Failure in my artistic life and a White-eye's chick

[Samrat Sarkar]

I was dumbfounded to see their sense of responsibility, to see their intelligence and fearlessness at the time of genuine crisis. They could feel that the chick could in no way be brought back to their nest. So, to save its life the first and foremost job was to feed it properly in that situation. And to do that they did not hesitate to risk their own lives. Among every other thoughts doing the rounds in my mind the expression of love for their offspring displayed by the pair of birds touched the depth of my heart. I stopped taking photographs and minutely tried to find out their nest. But could not find it anywhere in the mango tree, jack-fruit tree nor in any other trees there. I wasted no time, put down my camera close to a wall and fled towards the field in search of some dry blades of grass with which I could make an attempt to prepare a nest for them.

As I returned I saw neither of them budged an inch from their places. One of them standing close to the chick continuously and the chick is asking for some food from his father.