Snake and baby birds

Ohta and Kobayashi are members of the Kingfisher Birdwatchers Club (Kawasemi). They take photographs of owls, kingfishers, hawks, white-eyes, woodpeckers, butcherbirds, … in Koganei Park. They are exhibiting their works in the park museum.

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Ohta: You know Yamada changed his camera again?

Kobayashi: No! That’s the third? Fourth time this year?

Ohta: So fussy. Reason was he missed the snake.

Kobayashi: I took the snake with a digicam.

Ohta: It’s not the tools. They say Picasso could still create a masterpiece with a child’s paintbox. What was the story about the snake?

Kobayashi: It’s in this picture here. There were baby birds in a hollow tree, the mother came back to feed them and a snake popped out. She flew away.

Ohta: And the snake ate her babies?

Kobayashi: No, no. The snake went away and when she came back and the babies were still alive. The snake had gone.

Ohta: A snake with maternal feelings.

Kobayashi: Or the snake just wasn't hungry. Reminds me of an Indian story...
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