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Arun M K Bharos - Padamnabhpur , Durg. Padmanabhpur Durg Chhattisgarh

Padamnabhpur, Durg.

Dt ; 15 April 1991 ; A female caught a small of dust colour and carried it towards our backyard.Later two chicks were observed being fed by by a female on a small tree.
On 14 August 1991 , a female captured a small white coloured moth in air.
Dt 20 Aug 1991 ; On a mango tree a male was seen , holding something in beak, another nearby perched male attempted to seize the object. Later a pair joined and indulged in act of seizure and the fight for that object continued for some time.But the first male in the meantime swallowed the object, so the fight and episode ended. What was that object ?


Arun M K Bharos - Padamnabhpur , Durg. Padmanabhpur Durg Chhattisgarh

Padamnabhpua , Durg.

Dt ; In a shallow pool formed in lawn a Pied Myna was enjoying bath, seeing it a female sparrow alighted from a nearby wall and took to the edges of water and attempted bath, for more than 2 minutes , never tried to go to the place or close, where the myna was.
Dt ; 30 Mar 1991 ; Two male sparrows were observed striking their own images in the wind screen of jeep, earlier a Golden Oriole did the same act.
Dt 02 April 1991 ; In the shallow water pool, Pied Mynas & common Babblers were enjoying bath. Later when the Babblers left, a male sparrow arrived and joined bath but on edges, later joined by a female, both bathed and drank water.


Arun M K Bharos - Padamnabhpur , Durg. Padmanabhpur Durg Chhattisgarh

Padamnabhpur colony, Durg.

Dt ; 15 Mar 1991 ; Females seen carrying nesting materials to other places and our residence.
Dt ; 17 Mar 1991 ; In our residential garden at 3 PM a male sparrow was seen lying on its side on ground, as if dead, on closer approach it moved about 2 feet ahead and repeated the act for few more seconds. I kept still, bird then moved in the closeby flowerbed and again did the same and hid itself.After about 5 seconds it took off towards a small tree where it perched normal. What it meant by this act? why this act of pretenion ?


Arun M K Bharos - Govindgarh town & lake area Govindgarh Madhya Pradesh

Govindgarh, town, Palace where white first white tiger was kept and breeding done.

Dt ; Many times between 1991 -93 and earlier also.

Every time good nos of sparrows sen in residential areas , varying in nos from 40/50 to 100/120.


Arun M K Bharos - Katni town Gandhi Ganj Katni Madhya Pradesh

Katni town ; Rly Stn, residential areas, market and other places.

Dts ; visited many times during 1991 to 1993 and earlier & later also.
1. Always sparrows seen in good numbers and in varying sizes of flocks of 15/20 to 40/45 birds.
2. Nests located in different places.
3. Present status not known.