The wrong sun!

Look out for hiding birds at dawn in the early morning sun!

M.C.Mathew(text and photo)

Spotting sparrows !

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)