Tailor bird
Tailor birds are small active birds, chirping and hopping on the branches of plants in my garden. They are very comfortable in my garden and hence decided to build their nest and raise the family!
They get their name from the way their nest is built. The edges of large leaves are sewn together with plant fibre or spider’s web to make a cradle in which a lining of dry grass is given. Tailor birds are common in India and SE Asia.
They feed on berries, seeds and sometimes insects. Though very shy, their loud ‘tuee-tueee’ calls are familiar and give away their presence. The common tailor bird is scientifically named Orthotomus sutorius. It is interesting to know that the scientific name sutorius means ‘cobbler’ rather than ‘tailor’, while Orthotomus means ‘straight cutting’!!
MY THIRD EYE...! 