Bird behavior

The revival of the south-west monsoon has brought about a considerable increase in the water levels of the lakes. Nature’s benevolence has come as a relief to the municipal corporation. You can now bet your bottom dollar that the corporation will shelve its plans to harvest rain water and also put in cold storage the proposed cloud seeding to create artificial rainfall.
The correct way forward would be to ensure all necessary permissions are in place, so that cloud seeding operations can commence without delays for the next year. One prays that this will not be required; nevertheless, complacency has no place in critical matters like water supply.

Reference to the post title, most of us know that the rains bring cheer to all living creatures and a common sight during the rains is of birds enjoying themselves. 

Koel:

Barbet:

Munia:

Last week, I witnessed an unusual scene: a female Golden Oriole perched itself on the tree-top in pouring rain. After a while, it flipped upside down (belly up) and stayed that way for more than a minute, getting thoroughly drenched. Later, in the upright position, it continued sitting with its wings spread out. 

Maybe this is normal with all the birds; if this is so, please write in with your views.