Flights of parakeets swoop down on a house on busy Bharathi Salai in Chennai every morning and evening, like clockwork. C. Sekar, owner of the house, which is just a hop, skip and jump away from Express Avenue mall, leaves grains on the terrace for these rose-ringed parakeets to feed on. As hundreds of these birds partake of the feast, a chorus of squawks and squeals inevitably drown the honks and blares of passing vehicles. Mr. Sekar began this feeding exercise one-and-a-half years ago, and the numbers of parakeets have grown by the day. With the parapet now proving inadequate, long grain-filled planks are placed for the parakeets. Photo: K.V. Srinivasan
