In a fallen nest one chick struggles to survive as its sibling lies blue in death.

After a morning shooting a remarkable sunrise, we visited a nearby abandoned stone village. While wandering through the village that was swiftly being taken over by the jungle, we spotted a nest on the ground inside one of the structures. It appeared that a bird had made a nest in one of the beams of the now roofless house. Somehow it had fallen out and the mother bird was nowhere in sight.

While one chick was still moving slowly the other was completely still and blue. Despite the nature photographer's rule of not disturbing or influencing what you photograph, I didn't object when the nest was gingerly lifted back up to the rafters above in the hope that the little bird would survive.

It was quite a moving experience while on our holiday, reminding us that despite us having a great time enjoying all the beauty in nature, life in general is a struggle.

Guangxi, China, 2015

Sony a7R with Zeiss FE 55mm f/1.8

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Make:	SONY
Model:	ILCE-7R
Exposure:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture:	f/2.0
ISO Speed:	1250
Focal Length:	55 mm
Lens:	FE 55mm F1.8 ZA