Page 11 - Apr-Jun 2018

VOL. 15 No. 1

BIhAr AND DELhI TAMIL NADU

SPARROW Gauraiya (Hindi) EMERAld dOVE Maragatham
March 20 is celebrated Pura (Tamil)
th
as World Sparrow Day It is also known as Green Dove or
every year. These birds Green Winged Pigeon. It is
are found in varied found in forests, woodlands and
habitats and climates, mangrove areas. They have a
close to human white patch on the edge of their Illustration by: P. Rithika, IX B,
habitations. Sparrows shoulders and a grey crown. Royal Park School, Salem
are small, plump, brown Illustration by: Kavya Jain, VII B, Modern Their feathers and tail are blackish.
and grey birds with short School, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi
tails and sharp beaks. They can swim to escape from T. akshreeya, Vii b, angappa educational Trust senior secondary school,
Coimbatore; J Jasmina banu, Viii a, little scholars Matric hr. sec. school,
predators, although, they are not water birds. Thanjavur
Vaani Negi, X C, Mira Model school, New Delhi;
suhani bafna, V F, birla Vidya Niketan, Delhi
The Elusive Emerald!

kErALA AND ArUNAChAL prADESh Nature was protected by an emerald stone. At one point,
the glow of the emerald began fading due to destruction
gREAT hORNBIll Mala Muzhakki Vezhamba (Malayalam) of nature. The doves used magic to immediately restore
its glow. Thereafter, they were rewarded with an emerald
Known as the Great Pied Hornbill, in Malayalam, it is the coat by Mother Nature.
Mala Muzhakki Vezhamba ‘Hornbill which re-sounds hills’
due to the amplitude of its wing flaps s.akshita, Viii b, sri sarada secondary school, Chennai
and loud calls. They are found
in forest areas of the Western
Ghats and the Himalayas. The
hornbill has a bright yellow
and black casque on top of
its massive bill. It is hunted for
food and medicine.

Vishnu r. V. Thampuran, iX a1, Maharishi Vidya Mandir,
Coimbatore; s. aishwarya, Vii a, akshara school, Kakinada On the Kerala
Illustration by: Vidhi G, IX C, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Public hills, reside the
School (Vidyashram), Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad Hornbills!

LET’S SAVE oUr BIrDS Illustration by: Tanisha Rai, VII A, Delhi Public School, Sec.-45, Gurgaon

Find out about the birds in your city/state that are ACTIVITY: SorroWfUL SpArroWS
struggling to survive. Send us your suggestions/ideas
as to what you can do to save them. If you are already A houseful of Sparrows
involved in bird conservation either individually or as There was a handsome young sparrow,
a part of a group, write in to us and let us know the Who thought he could fly like an arrow,
about the efforts you are making to save these beautiful Through fan blades that flashed,
creatures. But alack and alas,
Put water in a The gap between them was too narrow!
Feed a bird bowl for them By Ranjit Lal, Birds from My Window.
to drink
In this poignant poem, why does this gap no longer
Do not disturb a matter? Give reasons for the near extinction of this
Do not touch bird nest state bird in Delhi.
the eggs

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