The common house sparrows, Passer Domesticus Linnaeus, (chorui/ চড়াই, চড়ুই in Bengali) love to live around humans. Eventually, for ages, they have liked to thrive in perfect camaraderie with city-dwellers. Perhaps, this is the only bird after crows, which are equally common both in urban, sub-urban and rural areas.
This small passerine birds lived happily with humans and, everything seemed hunky dory for them until a few years ago their numbers began to decline alarmingly in the cities. The anthropogenic pressure has hit their existence severely resulting in their extinction from many Indian cities. Not only in India, their numbers have faded almost all over the planet.
Most of the cities look like urban jungles with no place for sparrows. Sparrows prefer to nest and breed in gutters, ledges, wall ventilators, ceilings etc. but modern design and architecture have a different type of construction and, not-so-suitable for the house sparrows. Extensive installation of mobile towers in big cities are also considered as one of the major reasons for the rapid disappearance of sparrows. The emission of electromagnetic rays from mobile towers is detrimental to their survival. Ornithologists have opined, if this continues, sparrows would not take much time to disappear completely. As per ‘Royal Society for Protection of Birds` of Britain, sparrows are enlisted in ‘Red List’ on the basis of their disappearance worldwide.
Fortunately, a number of sparrows (about 12-15) visit us every morning and, we feed them. These tiny birds demand nothing much, just food grains or small pieces of fruits at times. If you find sparrows near your surrounding, try to feed them and help them thrive.
actually i grown up seeing sparrows all around me as they made their nests in the ventilators in our home…..but that was the past…..thanks for sharing this….
I had covered the same issue on my blog. After the sudden disappearance of sparrows from Mumbai I was worried. Then I felt good to see huge huge groups of sparrows in Arunachal Pradesh. Thankfully many of them have made a comeback in Mumbai .
It’s great to know that like-minded bloggers are out there sharing the same interests. It’s really a matter of concern that the number of sparrows are decreasing rapidly.
Thanks a lot for visiting my blog and reading and liking a number of posts… 🙂
Sparrows were so commonplace till sometime back. Unfortunately we don’t see many of these birds here now. You are lucky to have these visitors at your place.
Nice sharing with nice picturies Maniparna Ji. You are lucky that 12.15 sparrows visit you every morning. I miss my childhood when my house was also visited by sparrows in the same way. Just a few days back, I happened to spot a sparrow in my present area of residence after a long hiatus. May God help this noble bird in surviving.
I love sparrows. Growing up, we had them in our electricity meter box. Their constant chirping was music and I have such fond memories from those days 🙂
Oh, this makes me sad about sparrow population going down, Maniparna. It is important to me to mention this, to make people more aware and thoughtful. Of course, I love birds! Hugs xo
I know how you love Nature and every aspect of her, Robin. You are a sweet and kind soul to feel sad about their fast disappearance. We, humans, are doing so much harm to Mother Earth… 😦 It saddens me as well…
My garden Mani would be empty without my daily visits from the many sparrows which I feed.. I love to watch them flit around and they do often squabble with each other.. They along with the Black Bird and the Robin are regular visitors..
Such delightful photos Mani and its even more delightful to be visiting you again..
Wishing you a wonderful Christmas and sending Peaceful thoughts and many Blessings for a Happy New Year..
Love and Hugs
Sue xxx
Thank you, Sue. I knew you would be the one who keeps on feeding the birds! You are just wonderful ❤ Happy to see you again and wish you a great Christmas…stay blessed, Merry Christmas… 🙂 ❤
Yes the bird feeders are never hardly empty, and upon a day as today with high winds and rain, each little bit of food helps to keep them from searching for insects out in the cold and wet..
Wishing you a Wonderful Christmas also.. Special Hugs xx
The greedy man encroaching into every creature’s space and domain and my birdies have made a nest in the kitchen chimney …they have substituted this for trees!
Oh! Just think how we human have made them transfer their nest from a natural abode. Still, at least, you should be happy that they are still coming. A matter of joy indeed, Sunita… 🙂
I love sparrows or chodoi 🙂 Especially the female ones! I love their chirping especially when they are in my balcony. We gotta protect them. https://www.docdivatraveller.com/
We still see them here in Australia, but not in the numbers we used to. They are cheeky little birds and happily hop between tables in outdoor cafes and they seem to love the schoolground, where children leave bits of bread and other food stuff on the ground 🙂 Nice post Maniparna
Thank you, Andy. Yes, sparrows are quite friendly with humans. Their numbers have decreased everywhere it seems, as I can conclude from the comments of the fellow bloggers. I just hope they won’t disappear completely!
Sparrows are a rarety these days, sadly. I don’t find any near my neighbourhood. Perhaps, it is because we are not inclined to feed them. I will try keeping a bowl of grains out in my backyard. I hope atleast a few arrive.
I remember being surrounded by sparrows in the late 1900s. I think after 2004 or so, their numbers had begun to dwindle. On spotting a sparrow a couple of years back, it hit me how rare a sight they have become. For me, sparrows have now somehow become symbolic of my childhood, which is kind of sad.
Great awareness post. Thanks for sharing.
You are right about the time the sparrows have started disappearing. I guess, it happened in most cities in India. Truly disappointing and highly alarming.
Great post Maniparna! It’s high time that we do something. The sparrow population is declining fast across the world. I too made a post last year on this issue. Here is a link to this post,in case you would like to have a look at it.
I feel we humans are too preoccupied with our own agendas and everything else is secondary not realizing that our existence is dependant on this flora and fauna. Humans have already destroyed many species of flora and fauna of the planet Earth
Nice post… Always my college bus passes through a toll plaza which is placed a few kilometers before from my college indeed , i watches some sparrows on the roof of that, diurnally… Otherwise i didn’t see even a sparrow somewhere else… You delivered a good information through your words!!
I remember sparrows perched on our front porch in Bangalore back in the 80’s & early 90’s. They’ve vanished now & it is sad. This article is much needed today Maniparna …
I do not known that the sparrows may disappear. I always see them in the street. My children love to feed them, they are very funny.
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You are lucky to have them in abundance. But, they are indeed in danger and disappearing fast…
I love the sparrows, too… 🙂
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actually i grown up seeing sparrows all around me as they made their nests in the ventilators in our home…..but that was the past…..thanks for sharing this….
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Very informative. Nice photos!!
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Thanks a lot… glad to meet another bird-lover… 🙂
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I had covered the same issue on my blog. After the sudden disappearance of sparrows from Mumbai I was worried. Then I felt good to see huge huge groups of sparrows in Arunachal Pradesh. Thankfully many of them have made a comeback in Mumbai .
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It’s great to know that like-minded bloggers are out there sharing the same interests. It’s really a matter of concern that the number of sparrows are decreasing rapidly.
Thanks a lot for visiting my blog and reading and liking a number of posts… 🙂
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We had many sparrows around…now there are hardly any 😦
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So sad!
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Sparrows were so commonplace till sometime back. Unfortunately we don’t see many of these birds here now. You are lucky to have these visitors at your place.
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Lucky indeed. 🙂 Sparrows are disappearing fast… 😦
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great post! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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Thank you…:-)
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Nice sharing with nice picturies Maniparna Ji. You are lucky that 12.15 sparrows visit you every morning. I miss my childhood when my house was also visited by sparrows in the same way. Just a few days back, I happened to spot a sparrow in my present area of residence after a long hiatus. May God help this noble bird in surviving.
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Thank you. As you’ve spotted one, I think there could be more around. Hope you’d find some more… 🙂
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Lucky you, Maniparna 🙂
These cuties are so rare these days..
Lovely pics 🙂
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Indeed I consider myself lucky… 🙂
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I love their chirping sound.
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Me too…
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I could actually relate to my childhood a lot with those birds! But the scenario has become rare! You really made me reminisce! ❤
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Thanks, Maitreni. Yes, sparrow are becoming rare to be seen…
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I love sparrows. Growing up, we had them in our electricity meter box. Their constant chirping was music and I have such fond memories from those days 🙂
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That reminded me of our meter-box. Those were different at that time…not the digital ones we have now.
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Many of our childhood friends are becoming rare.. Cause for concern
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Sad indeed…
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Looks like friendly birds. How well they sit patiently and wait for you! 🙂
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Yes, they come daily and are not afraid of us now… 😀
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They are rare here in UK. I love birds, and have a bird feeding stand in my back garden. I could watch them all long day😊
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Same here. I love watching birds fluttering around. 🙂 …
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I really miss these birds a lot, during childhood i have seen their crowd but now a days its very hard to find them, its really very pathetic.
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Indeed! I feel really sorry for these tiny friends…
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We have them visiting us daily too. Fun to observe them as they flit about with a busy air around them
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Exactly…it’s such a delight watching them… 🙂
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Glad to read about the beautiful sparrows. How tragic to see humans destroying habit and species that gives us joy.
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So true, Vishal. We are doing irreparable harm to this planet 😦
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The humble sparrow. Looks like a different subspecies from the ones found in our part of the world.
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Probably, as there are about 140 types of sparrows found worldwide. May I know which country do you hail from? 🙂 ….
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Oh, this makes me sad about sparrow population going down, Maniparna. It is important to me to mention this, to make people more aware and thoughtful. Of course, I love birds! Hugs xo
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I know how you love Nature and every aspect of her, Robin. You are a sweet and kind soul to feel sad about their fast disappearance. We, humans, are doing so much harm to Mother Earth… 😦 It saddens me as well…
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It was a beautiful and thoughtful post to enlighten and remind us, Maniparna. xo
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My garden Mani would be empty without my daily visits from the many sparrows which I feed.. I love to watch them flit around and they do often squabble with each other.. They along with the Black Bird and the Robin are regular visitors..
Such delightful photos Mani and its even more delightful to be visiting you again..
Wishing you a wonderful Christmas and sending Peaceful thoughts and many Blessings for a Happy New Year..
Love and Hugs
Sue xxx
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Thank you, Sue. I knew you would be the one who keeps on feeding the birds! You are just wonderful ❤ Happy to see you again and wish you a great Christmas…stay blessed, Merry Christmas… 🙂 ❤
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Yes the bird feeders are never hardly empty, and upon a day as today with high winds and rain, each little bit of food helps to keep them from searching for insects out in the cold and wet..
Wishing you a Wonderful Christmas also.. Special Hugs xx
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Thank you… ❤ Yes, they need it more during the winter.
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Thanks for reminding me to keep a bowl of grains in my balcony Mani. Its a lovely reminder post for all of us.
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Thanks, Upasna. You’ll enjoy watching the little birds chirping around … 🙂
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Sadly many birds everywhere are facing this..great post about another problem facing us in this new world we are in
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Right, Sara. So many birds and animals have disappeared from the face of the earth because of our negligence and cruelty…
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Beautiful bird captures! I love to watch birds, Texas is where they make a stop before they fly to Mexico. I’m waiting for spring. 😍💖
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Great. Hope to see some wonderful pictures on your blog, Amy… ❤
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I had noticed fewer sparrows.. Thanks for sharing the words about them x
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Thanks for stopping by, Christy. Guess sparrows are declining in most of the countries.
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The greedy man encroaching into every creature’s space and domain and my birdies have made a nest in the kitchen chimney …they have substituted this for trees!
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Oh! Just think how we human have made them transfer their nest from a natural abode. Still, at least, you should be happy that they are still coming. A matter of joy indeed, Sunita… 🙂
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We have noticed in the UK that there are far fewer now, too.
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In most of the countries, I surmise. Many bloggers from different countries are saying the same…
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They certainly are becoming rarer in UK
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Sad state of affairs indeed… 😦
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I love sparrows or chodoi 🙂 Especially the female ones! I love their chirping especially when they are in my balcony. We gotta protect them.
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Surely we have to. Happy to know that they visit you, too. ❤
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We still see them here in Australia, but not in the numbers we used to. They are cheeky little birds and happily hop between tables in outdoor cafes and they seem to love the schoolground, where children leave bits of bread and other food stuff on the ground 🙂 Nice post Maniparna
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Thank you, Andy. Yes, sparrows are quite friendly with humans. Their numbers have decreased everywhere it seems, as I can conclude from the comments of the fellow bloggers. I just hope they won’t disappear completely!
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Sparrows are a rarety these days, sadly. I don’t find any near my neighbourhood. Perhaps, it is because we are not inclined to feed them. I will try keeping a bowl of grains out in my backyard. I hope atleast a few arrive.
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Please do. I hope they’ll come and they’ll make you happy for sure.
Thanks for your concern, Maliny… 🙂
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I don’t see many these days. But they are a part of my good old memories 🙂
Thanks for sharing, cheers!
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Soon, they will permanently become our memory 😦 Sad state of affairs…
Anyway, enjoy the holidays, Merry Christmas and cheers… 😀
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Merry Xmas to you and your family as well 🙂
Tc
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Small is beautiful !!! Very well written !!
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Thanks, Aneesh. Yes, big happiness often comes in small packages… 🙂
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I remember being surrounded by sparrows in the late 1900s. I think after 2004 or so, their numbers had begun to dwindle. On spotting a sparrow a couple of years back, it hit me how rare a sight they have become. For me, sparrows have now somehow become symbolic of my childhood, which is kind of sad.
Great awareness post. Thanks for sharing.
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You are right about the time the sparrows have started disappearing. I guess, it happened in most cities in India. Truly disappointing and highly alarming.
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Hmm. Exactly!
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Great post Maniparna! It’s high time that we do something. The sparrow population is declining fast across the world. I too made a post last year on this issue. Here is a link to this post,in case you would like to have a look at it.
Thanks for spreading the awareness for Sparrow! 🙂
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Thanks a lot, Arv, for sharing the link. It’s really high time more people should be aware of this and can do their small bit to save them.
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I feel we humans are too preoccupied with our own agendas and everything else is secondary not realizing that our existence is dependant on this flora and fauna. Humans have already destroyed many species of flora and fauna of the planet Earth
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Indeed. So many species have already become extinct!
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I hope sanity prevails before the situation deteriorates any further!
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Amen to that!
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Nice thought maniparna
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Thanks!
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Nice post… Always my college bus passes through a toll plaza which is placed a few kilometers before from my college indeed , i watches some sparrows on the roof of that, diurnally… Otherwise i didn’t see even a sparrow somewhere else… You delivered a good information through your words!!
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Thanks, Zeenath. Yes, the numbers are decreasing alarmingly, and, almost everywhere. Time to make people aware of it.
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I remember sparrows perched on our front porch in Bangalore back in the 80’s & early 90’s. They’ve vanished now & it is sad. This article is much needed today Maniparna …
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Thank you so much, Divya. Unfortunately, sparrows are vanishing rapidly from cities. This is a kind of awareness post, you can say… 🙂
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