There have been many changes to the avifauna around the resort. I do not hear the orioles anymore. Their mellifluous and rich notes are prominent by their absence. The Asian Paradise Flycatchers (Terpsiphone paradisi) are gone. The Red-breasted Parakeets have replaced the Rose-ringed (Psittaculla krameri). I went down to the river this evening and there were huge overflights of P. alexandri. In flight they are darker than the Rose-ringed and have shorter tails. And, of course, they have their characteristic honking.
I saw at least five Striated Herons (B. Stiatus) by the river and they seemed intent on beating up one another, constantly engaged in minor turf wars; fishing rights, as it were.
Three young Rhesus Macaques emereged from the forest and approached the channel by the resort. When I looked again, one was on a rock surrounded by swirling water, another was in the water but then hastily regained the bank. When I looked again they were not to be seen. I wonder if they actually crossed the river? If so it would be an amazing feat considering that the pull of the current is very strong.
In the matter of The People versus the snails, it seems that salt or copper piping will work. The copper tends to generate an electric current when the snail tries to climb over it. Salt is, of course, like acid, and we don’t want that.
Almost forty-five people bathing in the river this evening. Unsightly, but they are homeless or if they have quarters have no facilities. And they are all employed by the resorts surrounding the park and by new constructions.
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