It is early morning on a burned over savanna, where new seedlings normally entice parrots to land and feed. The top photograph shows the villager on the right setting out African grey parrot decoys, while the man on the left plants "glue" sticks in a grid, every foot or so apart. A live bird is also tied out because its cries will attract overhead parrots. The men retreat to hiding places and wait.
In the middle photo, a wild parrot that landed has accidentally brushed some feathers against the sticky palm frond ribs. Further entangled and unable to fly in the bottom photograph, it struggles futilely.
This is what the men are waiting for. As soon as one or more birds are incapacitated, they quickly they leap from their hiding places to capture them. If no birds land by 09:00, the men pick up their props and go home to try again another day.
To be continued....
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