Hornbill Hit By Vehicle; Bird Lovers Feed Female, Birdling | Mathrubhumi News

Athirappilly: When a male hornbill, while searching food for its mate and young ones, was hit and run over by a vehicle in the forest path, its little birdling was starving in the nest sealed with mud. A few people found berries inside the beak of the dead bird. They knew that the mother bird would be waiting for food in the nest. They searched for the nest for hours and finally found it atop a 25 feet single trunk tree. Some of them climbed the tree using a bamboo ladder and fed the mother bird with fig fruit and wild jackfruit.The bird lovers found its nest and fed the birdling and mother by Thursday afternoon. They keep feeding the birds every hour. Connect with Mathrubhumi News: Visit Mathrubhumi News's Website: http://www.mathrubhumi.com/tv/ Find Mathrubhumi News on Facebook: https://www.fb.com/mbnewsin/ ----------------------------------------------------- Mathrubhumi News (മലയാളം: മാതൃഭൂമി ന്യൂസ്) is a 24-hour Malayalam television news channel and is one of Kerala's most viewed TV channels. Owing to its varied presentation style and reliable content, Mathrubhumi News has become the fastest growing news channel in Kerala. More than just a news channel, Mathrubhumi News features a host of programmes that relate to various aspects of life in Kerala. Some of the frontline shows of the channel include: Super Prime Time, the No.1 prime time show in Kerala, the woman-centric news programme She News and Nalla Vartha a news program that focuses on positive news. Mathrubhumi News is an initiative by The Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd. Mathrubhumi News. All rights reserved ©.