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Keya -
Near my house South Office Para, Doranda Ranchi Jharkhand
Till a few months back, there were hardly any sparrows around my house. But recently I started doing some balcony gardening- put some flower pots. This summer it was too hot, so I kept a small earthen bowl of water in the Balcony. Lately I have seen sparrows visiting my place- sometimes to drink water, and sometimes hopping on the flower pots.
I guess they have started coming in search of insects. I haven't seen any nesting though, in my surroundings.
Till a few months back, there were hardly any sparrows around my house. But recently I started doing some balcony gardening- put some flower pots. This summer it was too hot, so I kept a small earthen bowl of water in the Balcony. Lately I have seen sparrows visiting my place- sometimes to drink water, and sometimes hopping on the flower pots.
I guess they have started coming in search of insects. I haven't seen any nesting though, in my surroundings.
Keya -
It is a residential colony South Office Para, Doranda Ranchi Jharkhand
When we were growing up, there were huge flocks of sparrows all the time. These days sparrows have become a rare sight. There are just 3-4 left in my area. The profile of my area has changed over the time. Earlier (till early 1990s) there were individual houses and lot of garden spaces, now it is full of apartments with rarely any trees and greenery. There are 4 mobile towers within radius of 500meters.Even other birds are reducing in number- about a year or two back, there were 20-25 pigeons that would flock if I gave some feed, this year I see only 3-4 of them.
It is really sad, since we were so accustomed to see these sparrows, flying in and out of the house, the chirping sound of the young ones on the window sills, and in summers we were always afraid that the birds would get injured by the moving fan blades. These seem like bygone era now.
When we were growing up, there were huge flocks of sparrows all the time. These days sparrows have become a rare sight. There are just 3-4 left in my area. The profile of my area has changed over the time. Earlier (till early 1990s) there were individual houses and lot of garden spaces, now it is full of apartments with rarely any trees and greenery. There are 4 mobile towers within radius of 500meters.Even other birds are reducing in number- about a year or two back, there were 20-25 pigeons that would flock if I gave some feed, this year I see only 3-4 of them.
It is really sad, since we were so accustomed to see these sparrows, flying in and out of the house, the chirping sound of the young ones on the window sills, and in summers we were always afraid that the birds would get injured by the moving fan blades. These seem like bygone era now.
