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Rajiv K. Singh Bais -
Bhagat Singh Ward on State Highway 19 Pachmarhi Road Pipariya. Distt Hoshangabad Madhya Pradesh
This is the house on Pachmarhi Road, at Pipariya (MP) my parents built when I was studying away from this place. Now I visit this place roughly once a year during Diwali vacations and always find sparrow nests over the electric meter in the verandha and also behind the name plate attached at the door frame. So far as my memory goes back these birds have always been there and I do not find any change in their numbers or bhaviour at this place. This is a small town with a population of about 35000 surrounded by agricultural lands.
This is the house on Pachmarhi Road, at Pipariya (MP) my parents built when I was studying away from this place. Now I visit this place roughly once a year during Diwali vacations and always find sparrow nests over the electric meter in the verandha and also behind the name plate attached at the door frame. So far as my memory goes back these birds have always been there and I do not find any change in their numbers or bhaviour at this place. This is a small town with a population of about 35000 surrounded by agricultural lands.
Rajiv K. Singh Bais -
Hotel Highway King on NH 48 Delhi - Jaipur Highway NH 48. Jaipur Rajasthan
On 07 Jul 2009 at 08:40 AM, we stopped here for a cup of tea on our way to Jaipur. This Hotel Highway King is located on NH48. There were few thached huts outside and about 10-15 sparrows were clinging to the underside of the sloping grass roof. Birds were freely entering into roadside small shops also and shopkeepers were unmindful of their presence. Bright sun, deep blue sky and a small hill in the background added to the beauty of the place. My son took photographs.
On 07 Jul 2009 at 08:40 AM, we stopped here for a cup of tea on our way to Jaipur. This Hotel Highway King is located on NH48. There were few thached huts outside and about 10-15 sparrows were clinging to the underside of the sloping grass roof. Birds were freely entering into roadside small shops also and shopkeepers were unmindful of their presence. Bright sun, deep blue sky and a small hill in the background added to the beauty of the place. My son took photographs.
Rajiv K. Singh Bais -
Noida Sector 33 Noida Sector 33 Noida Uttar Pradesh
5th April 2012. A wonderful bright morning here in Noida. Both male and female sparrows are busy building their nest in my front courtyard. I watched and enjoyed their frantic activities while having my morning tea. Every few minutes both will fly away from the nest and return with thin blades of dry grass for lining their nest. After a while, at around 8 o’clock, I went out for a walk and there was more in store for me! Yearly migration of Large Cabbage White (Pieris brassicae) butterflies was at its peak today. Hordes of them were also seen on roadside purple floss flowers and fowering lantana shrubs. They return to Himalaya in N-W direction before the onset of hot summer season. These are signs of spring in Delhi / Noida area. I don’t think there is any fall in sparrows in Noida despite many mobile towers.
5th April 2012. A wonderful bright morning here in Noida. Both male and female sparrows are busy building their nest in my front courtyard. I watched and enjoyed their frantic activities while having my morning tea. Every few minutes both will fly away from the nest and return with thin blades of dry grass for lining their nest. After a while, at around 8 o’clock, I went out for a walk and there was more in store for me! Yearly migration of Large Cabbage White (Pieris brassicae) butterflies was at its peak today. Hordes of them were also seen on roadside purple floss flowers and fowering lantana shrubs. They return to Himalaya in N-W direction before the onset of hot summer season. These are signs of spring in Delhi / Noida area. I don’t think there is any fall in sparrows in Noida despite many mobile towers.
Rajiv K. Singh Bais -
My Ground Floor Home in sector 33 NOIDA Sector 33 NOIDA Gautam Budhha Nagar Uttar Pradesh
Sparrows have always lived around my house during the last 15 years at sector 33 Noida. They built a permanent nest in one of the electric lighting cavity in the ceiling of the front courtyard and raised families year after year. Last year (2011) after Diwali they suddenly disappeard from the area and we all felt very uncomfortable because my wife first offers food to these birds before putting it on the lunch table for rest of us. Fortunately they returned in Jan 2012. We continuousy watch them eating food on the boundary wall from the window of the dining area while taking lunch. If they do not come then we all become restless. I installed one home made nest box near their old nest few days back and now they have accepted it and started building a new nest. These little birds bring so much joy to our life.
Sparrows have always lived around my house during the last 15 years at sector 33 Noida. They built a permanent nest in one of the electric lighting cavity in the ceiling of the front courtyard and raised families year after year. Last year (2011) after Diwali they suddenly disappeard from the area and we all felt very uncomfortable because my wife first offers food to these birds before putting it on the lunch table for rest of us. Fortunately they returned in Jan 2012. We continuousy watch them eating food on the boundary wall from the window of the dining area while taking lunch. If they do not come then we all become restless. I installed one home made nest box near their old nest few days back and now they have accepted it and started building a new nest. These little birds bring so much joy to our life.
