“The breeding season of koels is from March to October,” says author Janaki Lenin, whose book My Husband & Other Animals 2 was released recently. “Male koels sing in such a way so as to chase away crows from their nests,” says Ali. “Once the host flies out, the female swoops in to lay an egg, sometimes two.”“Not just crows, koels sometimes choose mynahs as their hosts too,” he adds. But the poor hosts mostly always take care of the koel chicks. “We rescue crow chicks as well, but koel chicks outnumber them,” he adds.

Source: The Hindu June 04, 2018 07:52 UTC