Vijayalakshmi N -
Kendriya Vihar residential complex Sector 11, Kharghar Navi Mumbai Maharashtra
House sparrows are a pleasure to watch. The sparrows sit in the garden in groups and play in the mud, plucking the weeds and eating them and also sit on the Tulsi plant in our 'Tulasi Maadam'. Ours is a ground floor apartment. We keep a gas trolley with water for them. They drink water from it and also enjoy a good swim. A sparrow and its family have their nest in the first floor of our building. Every morning we wake up to the chirping of sparrows and the purple-rumped sunbird. Ocassionally the red-whiskered bulbul visits our house. All citizens should keep water for the birds in summer. Wooden shelters should be placed in nook or corner of the house and building so that sparrows can build their nest. One can also take a cardboard box, fill it with cotton and twigs and place it on the attic or drying area or verandah – any place which is accessible to sparrows. Spary neem based preparations and avoid chemical pesticides. These harm the sparrow’s reproductive system when it eats the seeds. I request everyone to do their bit to save the house sparrows.
I wrote a blog about sparrows in May 2010 to share my joy and experience of watching the sparrows with everyone. The link of my blog is http://vlakshmi12.wordpress.com/2010/05/13/fable-about-sparrows/ I have added the photos and videos of the sparrows, sun birds, bulbuls in it. I have also mentioned a fable about the sparrows in my blog. Request you all to view it, post your comments and give maximum likes so that it can help the cause of the lovely sparrows.
House sparrows are a pleasure to watch. The sparrows sit in the garden in groups and play in the mud, plucking the weeds and eating them and also sit on the Tulsi plant in our 'Tulasi Maadam'. Ours is a ground floor apartment. We keep a gas trolley with water for them. They drink water from it and also enjoy a good swim. A sparrow and its family have their nest in the first floor of our building. Every morning we wake up to the chirping of sparrows and the purple-rumped sunbird. Ocassionally the red-whiskered bulbul visits our house. All citizens should keep water for the birds in summer. Wooden shelters should be placed in nook or corner of the house and building so that sparrows can build their nest. One can also take a cardboard box, fill it with cotton and twigs and place it on the attic or drying area or verandah – any place which is accessible to sparrows. Spary neem based preparations and avoid chemical pesticides. These harm the sparrow’s reproductive system when it eats the seeds. I request everyone to do their bit to save the house sparrows.
I wrote a blog about sparrows in May 2010 to share my joy and experience of watching the sparrows with everyone. The link of my blog is http://vlakshmi12.wordpress.com/2010/05/13/fable-about-sparrows/ I have added the photos and videos of the sparrows, sun birds, bulbuls in it. I have also mentioned a fable about the sparrows in my blog. Request you all to view it, post your comments and give maximum likes so that it can help the cause of the lovely sparrows.
