House sparrow shot from an upper mountain village near Kodaikanal. |
Until 2015, the sparrows exist in the backyard
of my grandparent's house in the neighborhood. The backyard was cleared to
build a home for my grandfather's comfort when he was ill, but it wasn't their
intention to drive away sparrows, and of course, no one intends of destroying a
habitation when bringing changes in lives. And it happens beyond our
consciousness and needs.
I remember how sparrows used to build their
nest in front of the grandpa’s tea shop, using the hay stored for feeding cows
and buffaloes; despite the activities of people who come to have tea, the
sparrows lived peacefully and reproduced. Sometimes they build their nest in
the cowshed and the gaps of the planks of the tiled roof.
As a society, everyone is responsible for the
extinction of the sparrow, and it is the responsibility of the same community
to protect the sparrows that remain here and there. Not only sparrows, but we
also need to protect all kinds of birds on the brink of extinction. World
Sparrow Day is the day designed to move this activity forward and raise
awareness of the house sparrows. It is an international initiative by the
Nature Forever Society of India in collaboration with the Eco-Sys Action
Foundation (France) and numerous other national and international organizations
across the world.
Linking this post with SATURDAY CRITTERS
10 comments:
I'm happy to have the preserves and forests that are kept for wildlife and birds here in Florida. It sure gives us joy to be able to take walks and enjoy nature. Thanks for sharing your memories.
Hello Jeevan,
Great post and info on the Sparrows. Your photo is pretty, you captured a nice looking sparrow.
Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, enjoy your day! Have a happy weekend!
...sparrows are quite common here and we have a number of varieties.
There were sparrows everywhere when I grew up. Now, I hardly see any! Sad what has happen.
This is an interesting post. As the sparrow is so plentiful in our country it makes me wonder why yours is almost extinct.
Wonderful post about the sparrow ~ and sweet photo of one ~ I love the little sparrow and they come to my bird feeder frequently ~ Xo
Living moment by moment,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
We have quite a few different species of birds around our house. We enjoy watching them as they come to our feeders. I'm sorry to hear that sparrows are disappearing from your part of the world.
A couple of years ago, one sparrow came inside our house. I was glad to see that there were still sparrows around! But nowadays spotting a sparrow is a very rare sight. Especially in cities. 2.0 was a movie that unintentionally brought attention to the extinction of sparrows due to cell phone usage. I hope more activists take up this cause and bring the sparrows back.
Destination Infinity
Nice photo of the little sparrow. I wonder why they are disappearing in your country.
Hello Jeevan,.:=) I didn't know that there is a World Sparrow Day, and why not, it is a lovely little bird. I see them on the farm, and they seem to be doing well.
Have a good week,:=)
Post a Comment