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R.Sridharan -
Big Manigar street, Chengalpattu town,Tamilnadu state Big manigar Street, Chengalpattu town,Tamil Nadu Kancheepursm Dt Tamil Nadu
I grew up in the small town, Chengalpattu 65 kms south of Chennai.
I was born in 1953. Until I left it for Chennai in 1983 I was living in the same house.
From childhood I had shared my house with sparrows.
Sparrows had built nests on the grandfather clock, gaps between ceiling rafters and in the corners of open indoor electrical wires in our house.
The sight of the sparrows shooting like arrows into our house through the front verandah grills and open windows with straw in their beaks to build their nests is etched indlibly in my mind.
From my observations I think sparrow pairs live as life long companions.
Their untiring industry and their protective attitude towards their young ones is a treat to watch.
Whenever I used to get onto a high stool to wind the clock and if there were young ones in the nest ,the parents used to chirp agitatedly fearing for their little ones.
How much care they take of their little ones!
They used to feed the children untiringly .
It was amazing to watch how wonderfully supportive the parents were goading and overseeing the first steps and fledgling flight of the little ones when they were ready to enter the wide open world.
In those days People never used to close the windows of their houses allowing the sparrows unbridled access to the insides of the houses.
with households having stocks of paddy straw as cowfeed there was no dearth of building material for these lovable little birds.
I was wonderstruck by their concern for the comfort of their offspring - they cushion their nests with cotton balls,soft feathers etc!How intelligent these birds are!
It was poignant to see them sleeping in the crevices near the ceilings in the house sharing our bedroom with us.
Their life is a lesson to us humans.
I long for those times and for the sight of thsoe little beautiful birds.
It is the duty of every one of us to protect the sparrows and allow them their right to share this globe with us.
R.sridharan
I grew up in the small town, Chengalpattu 65 kms south of Chennai.
I was born in 1953. Until I left it for Chennai in 1983 I was living in the same house.
From childhood I had shared my house with sparrows.
Sparrows had built nests on the grandfather clock, gaps between ceiling rafters and in the corners of open indoor electrical wires in our house.
The sight of the sparrows shooting like arrows into our house through the front verandah grills and open windows with straw in their beaks to build their nests is etched indlibly in my mind.
From my observations I think sparrow pairs live as life long companions.
Their untiring industry and their protective attitude towards their young ones is a treat to watch.
Whenever I used to get onto a high stool to wind the clock and if there were young ones in the nest ,the parents used to chirp agitatedly fearing for their little ones.
How much care they take of their little ones!
They used to feed the children untiringly .
It was amazing to watch how wonderfully supportive the parents were goading and overseeing the first steps and fledgling flight of the little ones when they were ready to enter the wide open world.
In those days People never used to close the windows of their houses allowing the sparrows unbridled access to the insides of the houses.
with households having stocks of paddy straw as cowfeed there was no dearth of building material for these lovable little birds.
I was wonderstruck by their concern for the comfort of their offspring - they cushion their nests with cotton balls,soft feathers etc!How intelligent these birds are!
It was poignant to see them sleeping in the crevices near the ceilings in the house sharing our bedroom with us.
Their life is a lesson to us humans.
I long for those times and for the sight of thsoe little beautiful birds.
It is the duty of every one of us to protect the sparrows and allow them their right to share this globe with us.
R.sridharan
Bob Stanley Gardner -
taj nagri Basai Khurd, Tajganj Shamsabad Uttar Pradesh
i have been living in this area for last 16 years.
i used to feed them rice between 1997-98. they used to come in large numbers more than 100 (it reached that no. in few days)....(previously there were cultivated lands near n infront of my house)
but for some reasons i stopped after 1 year.
nw in 2011-12 i again started feeding them now they have decreased in number only 20-25 (feedin them from past 6 months)......(nw there r upcoming projects n constructions)
now they live in my backyard bushes n breed in nooks of our house previously they used to come only to feed as they had many places for habitat.
i have been living in this area for last 16 years.
i used to feed them rice between 1997-98. they used to come in large numbers more than 100 (it reached that no. in few days)....(previously there were cultivated lands near n infront of my house)
but for some reasons i stopped after 1 year.
nw in 2011-12 i again started feeding them now they have decreased in number only 20-25 (feedin them from past 6 months)......(nw there r upcoming projects n constructions)
now they live in my backyard bushes n breed in nooks of our house previously they used to come only to feed as they had many places for habitat.
Priyank Porwal -
Thiruvalluvar Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur, about 30 - 50 metres from the beach Thiruvalluvar Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur Chennai Tamil Nadu
It was great to see them everyday in the morning, but I think their health was more the result of my neighbour's generosity, who put out grain and water in the morning everyday rather than a naturally sustaining habitat.
It was great to see them everyday in the morning, but I think their health was more the result of my neighbour's generosity, who put out grain and water in the morning everyday rather than a naturally sustaining habitat.
Rizu -
Rohini, sector 13 Rohini New Delhi Delhi
A few days ago I filled a few clay pots with water and kept them in the balcony for birds and today I saw a pair of sparrows hoping about. It made me really happy as I hadn't seen the birds in ages ( say about 6-7 years) .Till a few years back we had so many of them hoping on the plants or had nests in the balcony, over the years they have literally vanished from the area.
A few days ago I filled a few clay pots with water and kept them in the balcony for birds and today I saw a pair of sparrows hoping about. It made me really happy as I hadn't seen the birds in ages ( say about 6-7 years) .Till a few years back we had so many of them hoping on the plants or had nests in the balcony, over the years they have literally vanished from the area.
G.Swapna -
Athur Salem Tamil Nadu
I usually see sparrows daily in our compound. Usually a fair number of sparrows come.
I usually see sparrows daily in our compound. Usually a fair number of sparrows come.
