Picture Stories #198 - Little Birdie 🐤

jznsamuel (71)in #photography • 6 years ago (edited)

Whether birds are meant to be in cages or not is a topic that can have varied opinions and is definitely an ongoing discussion, but I found this lovely little birdie shown in the picture below and I knew it would make an interesting picture. As the cute fella stares into the camera, it can be seen sitting comfortably inside its peculiar home which is nothing but a modified earthen pot. I absolutely love the color of its plumage that adds a unique dimension to the entire scene.

Birds happen to be one creature of nature that I'm slightly jealous of, as they have the natural ability of flight and can soar through the skies with the power of their mighty wings.

We should always aim to fly high - with or without wings!

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6 years ago in #photography by jznsamuel (71)

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kdevilla (35) 6 years ago (edited)

That is very cute, but I'm telling you man, I've owned several budgies... and I've we've had them all extremely healthy. We allow them out of the cage at all times, the bird poop is so small and dries quickly... pretty easy to clean up. but they are so so happy when they can fly around, get better at flying.. having 3 budgies seems to make them very happy. In addition to this I think it is also really important to feed them well.. supply seed of course, but give them some organic rice every day, greens (organic pea sprouts and lettuce, you can even grow the bird seed and feed them the green grass it grows they love it. and for drinking give them reverse osmosis water to avoid harmful treatment chemicals. They can easily live over 15 years like this, fantastic pet. budgies are so fun and goofy and can sometimes they do warm up to you when you interact with them, and talk to them. Fantastic photo he looks like my last little guy :)

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xyzashu (75) 6 years ago

I dunno why keeping birds in cages is still a topic of discussion! We don't need discussion; rather, it's high time that we act upon it to make them free. After all, who would love a cage? All creatures have a fundamental right to live a free life and birds in cages suffer their freedom the most.

I'm sorry, I couldn't see any beauty in this picture, it's a very cruel sight to my eyes. Birds look beautiful when they fly high and live free in the nature and not in cages. I'm really surprised about what is there for the people to discuss on this issue! I'd like to know more about their stand on it.

I think, you're from Southern India and must be aware of the lives lost in the recent Kerala flood. The highest casualty figures are of birds ...half a million lives lost in cages ..way higher than any other loss of life there. Imagine if they were free to fly, would they be killed by this calamity? We humans ought to take responsibility of all these lives and learn a lesson to make all creatures free. They ain't our slaves, they have a life of their own!

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miosha (54) 6 years ago

There are cages that enslave but there are also cages that protect. As humanity as a whole becomes more civilized more people condemn cases of animal cruelty, however it is far from truth that all animals should live free. They have the right to live free? Sure. But for some their only survival option is to live in cages.
But that's our fault some animals lost their environment and can no longer live out in the open world! Really? Humans are part of nature and have the same right to use the planet as other animals. But we are better than that. If we behaved like other species we would've destroyed Earth long ago. Instead we limit ourselves through birth control, we establish areas where human activity is forbidden, we try to minimize our impact on the environment (surely it is in our best interest too, but that only makes short term expenses for long term gains easier to swallow), we actively provide protection for other animals, hell, we even kill poachers in some areas - what other animal puts life of other species over its own kind?
There is also the question of animals and plants that are considered beneficial to humans (like cows or corn). From the evolutionary perspective they achieved great success as they rode along our own expansion, they might even one day proliferate to other planets - the feat they would never reach on their own. But as it happened they changed, we changed them so they fit our needs better. For many it means they can no longer be free, because the environment they fit best is the one that we humans provide. By the way, that free ride can come to an abrupt end. Imagine what would happen if we started to mass produce synthetic food (like lab grown meat) - something we can already do. If it was cheaper than traditional agriculture then all those large portions of land now used for growing crops and pasture will in part return to nature and in part become new human settlements. The farm animals will no longer be needed which means they will no longer be bred - their species will go to the brink of extinction really quickly.