Monday, March 19, 2012

World Sparrow Day: Doing your bit for the tweet


On the occasion of World Sparrow Day, this is a request I am sending to many others I know. 
Also sharing with Cluster-2 friends
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Do you love common birds?

The house sparrow is amongst the most common ones.

20th march 2012 is World Sparrow Day.

The Indian summer is coming up.. 
In India, the summer takes a heavy toll on city birds including sparrows.
They die of thirst for want of water sources.

They will need water badly in the coming days.
Can you kindly keep a bowl of water in your balconies?

You only need to clean it from time to time, and fill it every day. No other action required...
To start with, you may need to put a few rice grains on your balcony.
This is just to draw the birds to this new, much-needed water source in town i.e. your water bowl.

When they find out the grains, they also spot a new water hole.
After first few days, the birds keep coming back on their own.
They drink water, they bathe in it.
They chirp, they tweet.
Joy delivered at your doorstep, paid in kindness.

We started in Nov 2010 at our balcony with this 'grain' method.
Nowadays when we forget to leave the grains in the morn, they flutter from the balcony into our room and chirp...demanding their share of rice grains! Some pix are included below this post.

We love our little guests.
You'll love them too. Make them your guests, with a bit of care in the form of water.

Other birds in your locality - like doves, Indian Myena (shalik) and the crow - will also be visiting your 'water hole'.
They will be thirsty too, just like our sparrows.
A wee bit of cleaning may be required in your balcony.
The birds use the water, nibble at any sprinkled grains as long it is lasts the morning 'rush hour'..and return only for water thereafter. They don't linger around your space.

I am attaching some pictures taken at our balcony last summer.
Kindly check this link for World sparrow Day: http://www.worldsparrowday.org/index.html 










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