I heard a whee-chichi bird call around 6 am and looked at the pulpit in our garden where most residents in our garden come in the morning for grooming.
What a surprise it was to sight a pair of Grey tit, approximately 13 cm long sparrows with 'glossy uncreated black head, glistening white cheek patches, grey whitish below with a broad black central band'! It was almost after a year, I was able to get a photo of them, although the cloudy and poor visibility obliterated their true complexion in these photos.
Soon a red whiskered Bulbul joined them and all of the three formed a party with their distinct bird calls.
It is not common to find sparrows in gardens now a days, may be because they feel threatened by larger birds.
I remember sighting a white winged black tit too in the garden few weeks ago.
Some birders have mentioned to me that sparrows look for nesting places in the hollow of a trunk or in creases on walls during the winter begins.
They would even nest in wooden bird nests hung in a garden, once they feel safe and secure.
Sparrows are friendly and feel comfortable to be near human habitation.
Make the garden sparrow friendly !
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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