M Roy -
Deja View Park, Ayyappanagar, Hoodi Main Road Krishnarajapura Bangalore Karnataka
I have been living in Bangalore since 2004 in Bommanahalli, near Silk Board. I have never seen any sparrows frequent the area. It is a residential area with a lot of houses everywhere.
For the first time, I saw sparrows in Bangalore at the new International Airport at Devanahalli. They were found inside the airport, flying around frequently in search of food bits from the leftover plates at tables or on the floor. They were not many in number, hardly 3 or 4 that I could find at that time of my visit. They also did not look very healthy or look actually sparrow-like. Living inside the building, I figure their only source of food would be from the food courts and their tables. Their nests would be somewhere high in the ceiling rails or corners.
I was out of Bangalore for a brief period and returned back in October 2011. I started living in another area, Ayyappanagar, KR Puram, which is in between the city and outskirts. There are few open spaces, trees in the area and it depicts more or less like a rural landscape. I have never seen any sparrows around since I started living here.
My own residential layout has a lot of trees and is frequented by a lot of parrots, cuckoos, and many other birds throughout the day but never have I seen any sparrows.
The only place that I hope to find sparrows now would be inside the Bangalore airport. However, if the authorities decide to wipe them out considering them a nuisance, then the hope of seeing them there is also lost.
The only memories that I can recollect of sparrows are during my childhood when I did see them visit my surroundings and school frequently.
I have been living in Bangalore since 2004 in Bommanahalli, near Silk Board. I have never seen any sparrows frequent the area. It is a residential area with a lot of houses everywhere.
For the first time, I saw sparrows in Bangalore at the new International Airport at Devanahalli. They were found inside the airport, flying around frequently in search of food bits from the leftover plates at tables or on the floor. They were not many in number, hardly 3 or 4 that I could find at that time of my visit. They also did not look very healthy or look actually sparrow-like. Living inside the building, I figure their only source of food would be from the food courts and their tables. Their nests would be somewhere high in the ceiling rails or corners.
I was out of Bangalore for a brief period and returned back in October 2011. I started living in another area, Ayyappanagar, KR Puram, which is in between the city and outskirts. There are few open spaces, trees in the area and it depicts more or less like a rural landscape. I have never seen any sparrows around since I started living here.
My own residential layout has a lot of trees and is frequented by a lot of parrots, cuckoos, and many other birds throughout the day but never have I seen any sparrows.
The only place that I hope to find sparrows now would be inside the Bangalore airport. However, if the authorities decide to wipe them out considering them a nuisance, then the hope of seeing them there is also lost.
The only memories that I can recollect of sparrows are during my childhood when I did see them visit my surroundings and school frequently.
