down, up and down, as fast as it can. . In the meantime all the other animals, much bigger animals like the elephant with a big trunk that could bring much more water, they are standing there helpless. And Unit- - A THOUGHT - - - b.
Do you see sparrows around your house now-a-days. Have you ever thought where they are or where they have gone? Read the following text and learn more about sparrows. Homeless House Sparrows .
In recent times the house sparrow (Passer domesticus indicus) has become one of the endangered birds. The reasons for its decline in number are many such as lack of nesting places, lack of food etc. We are hard pressed to spot the humble house sparrow, known as, “angadikuruvi” and we need something like World Sparrow Day observed on March 20th every year since , to remind us of our close connection and this bird, that has over centuries successfully adapted itself to human life. .
Once upon a time, nests of house sparrows were to be found in almost every household as well as in public places such as markets (hence the name “angadikuruvi”), bus bays and railway stations where they lived in colonies and survived on food grains, insects and worms. Nowadays they are facing a crisis of survival in what was once their natural range/habitat.They can only be seen in television and pictures. . Sparrows are small, plump, brown-grey birds with short tails and stubby powerful beaks.
They are small birds with a distinct difference between male and female birds; the male has a black throat, white cheeks and black bib while the female is brown with an eye stripe. Their average size is –16cms and weigh nearly – gms.One peculiar behaviour of house sparrows is dust bathing. The sparrows will first scratch a hole in the ground with their feet, then lie in it and fling dirt or sand over their bodies with flicks of their wings. They will also bathe in water.
Water bathing is similar to dust bathing, with the sparrow standing in