Padmakar C. Joshi -
Doordarshan Quarters, Thiba Palace Road Doordarshan Quarters, Thiba Palace Road Ratnagiri Maharashtra
We lived in Doordarshan Quarters, Ratnagiri from 2004 to 2011.I put a clay plate for water and another plate for food. Sparrows (and many other birds) came to my balcony. Sparrows had nests in gaps between top roof plate and wall in our quarters building. One person near my room spread food grains in the morning. Sparrows came in my balcony from morning to 11:00 am and in the evening. Rarely visited in afternoon. Also they take sometime sand bath. In Summer they sometime enjoy bath in clay plate.
They visited plenty in number. In rainy season , I have seen more than 20 sparrows sitting in my balcony probably for getting shelter from rain. when in a row, Sparrows generally sit keeping their face in opposite directions, probably the group can monitor all directions. They may come one after the other, but when sense danger, all fly immediately. How they take decision and tell others is unknown to me. They make small fights when eating in our balcony. they can be nearby to crow, bulbul, maina, koel , parva (some marathi names) birds while eating and these big birds generally ignore sparrows and did not disturbed sparrows at least in my balcony.
We lived in Doordarshan Quarters, Ratnagiri from 2004 to 2011.I put a clay plate for water and another plate for food. Sparrows (and many other birds) came to my balcony. Sparrows had nests in gaps between top roof plate and wall in our quarters building. One person near my room spread food grains in the morning. Sparrows came in my balcony from morning to 11:00 am and in the evening. Rarely visited in afternoon. Also they take sometime sand bath. In Summer they sometime enjoy bath in clay plate.
They visited plenty in number. In rainy season , I have seen more than 20 sparrows sitting in my balcony probably for getting shelter from rain. when in a row, Sparrows generally sit keeping their face in opposite directions, probably the group can monitor all directions. They may come one after the other, but when sense danger, all fly immediately. How they take decision and tell others is unknown to me. They make small fights when eating in our balcony. they can be nearby to crow, bulbul, maina, koel , parva (some marathi names) birds while eating and these big birds generally ignore sparrows and did not disturbed sparrows at least in my balcony.
