The change is so gradual that it went un-noticed. Even a couple of years ago, I used to see them everyday on our window sill. I didn't change home, but they stopped coming. If not at my window, at least they used to be in our basement parking lot. Now I look carefully, they are gone from there too.
Concern is, they are very used to urbanization. If they can't keep up, we're screwing up really fast.
2011/03/21
Where all the sparrows have gone?
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True. Read in NetGeo a few months back about lighting insects (didn't personally noticed like you :)). And that reminded me - it was a big curiosity for me during childhood to go after those lighting flies, especially during monsoons. Haven't seen them in my adult life ever after that!
ReplyDeleteohhhh... so cute i miss my childhood when i use to play with sparrows...
ReplyDeleteI rarely see sparrows on my trips to Kerala. The baja weavers used to be common near farms - they are mostly gone now.
ReplyDeleteCould it be due to pesticide use?