Welcome to this new column.
Who hasn't used the phrase, ‘It’s a beautiful morning!’, with their loved ones, at least, once in a while? What makes a morning beautiful? Just the sunlight? The colours of the sky? Fresh breeze, carrying the scents of the blooming flowers? The melodious songs of the birds? Perhaps, all of them!? A better question would be, would the mornings be just as beautiful, with one of them missing?
Now, that is a question we ought to ponder on. As the climate scene everywhere is fast changing and we are finding ways to cope with these new situations ourselves, there are others too, who are impacted and can use a little attention from us, in surviving better.
I'm talking about the birds here. It was a surprise to discover scores of different birds living in our surroundings, in E-City. It was heartbreaking, to see their habitats littered, their nests destroyed and their nesting grounds burnt down, during peak breeding season.
To find a solution to any problem, we need to first define the problem. Knowing the birds, where they live, what they eat and when they breed, might provide us with an idea of what to preserve; for them and in turn, for us.
This column is a warm invitation, for everyone interested in our avian population, to understand them and to come together, to ensure they remain our neighbours, for the foreseeable future.
Akhila Hegde
Electronic City
Who hasn't used the phrase, ‘It’s a beautiful morning!’, with their loved ones, at least, once in a while? What makes a morning beautiful? Just the sunlight? The colours of the sky? Fresh breeze, carrying the scents of the blooming flowers? The melodious songs of the birds? Perhaps, all of them!? A better question would be, would the mornings be just as beautiful, with one of them missing?
Now, that is a question we ought to ponder on. As the climate scene everywhere is fast changing and we are finding ways to cope with these new situations ourselves, there are others too, who are impacted and can use a little attention from us, in surviving better.
I'm talking about the birds here. It was a surprise to discover scores of different birds living in our surroundings, in E-City. It was heartbreaking, to see their habitats littered, their nests destroyed and their nesting grounds burnt down, during peak breeding season.
To find a solution to any problem, we need to first define the problem. Knowing the birds, where they live, what they eat and when they breed, might provide us with an idea of what to preserve; for them and in turn, for us.
This column is a warm invitation, for everyone interested in our avian population, to understand them and to come together, to ensure they remain our neighbours, for the foreseeable future.
Akhila Hegde
Electronic City
