Red Avadavats fascinated me. Their beautiful images seen in the annals of social media mesmerized me. I was desperate to have my moment of triumph by having a nice image of this red beautiful bird in my photo repository and more importantly to see them with my own eyes.
For the uninitiated, Red Avadavats are small birds also referred to as Strawberry finches, belonging to the Munia family which is a genus Estrildidae Finch family of birds.
My first tryst with Munias happened inadvertently on a dry summer afternoon when a Scaly Breasted Munias perched on my balcony balancing on a cleaning mop. Shining dark brown color and scaly breasts gave these birds a beautiful sheen.