Sparrows are omnipresent but most often than not we may not stop to appreciate them like we would other colourful species of birds. Mid-day Online spoke to city birders to understand why we should celebrate them and how housing colonies are suitable for them
Every year, World Sparrow Day is celebrated on March 20 to raise awareness about the birds and their conservation. Image for representational purpose only. Photo Courtesy: iStock
Srikanth Sarathy, who grew up in the heart of Mumbai in Dadar, has fond memories of being surrounded by sparrows during his childhood because they were very hard to miss. “Sparrows were ubiquitous when I was growing up because we used to see many of them around the house. We had a little courtyard, so we used to put grains for them. So, I don’t remember not seeing sparrows,” he reminisces. It was no different for Mumbai-based wildlife biologist Anand Pendharkar, whose mother used to narrate stories of how he grew up around sparrows when they came into the house, after grains at home were cleaned. “I used to watch them and play with them, and their sound is so soothing,” he shares.
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