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World Sparrow Day: Send us your pictures

March 19, 2019 10:40 IST

Ahead of World Sparrow Day on March 20, we want you to tell us how you are helping our chirpy friends.

World Sparrow Day

IMAGE: Rediff reader Bharat Tambat had clicked this picture of a sparrow during a rainy day in Pune at his home.
"We have a bird feeder and we also keep water at home," Tambat said while sharing this photograph. 

March 20 is celebrated as World Sparrow Day.

The idea is the brainchild of Mohammed Dilawar of Nature Forever Society of India who wanted to protect and raise awareness of house sparrows. (Read all about it here)

The first Sparrow Day was celebrated in March 2010 across countries.

Sparrows may be not be endangered as yet, but environmentalists had reported a decline in their numbers.

Throughout the world, environmental experts, bird lovers and researchers have been appealing to people to do their bit to help them breed and increase species of house sparrows to avoid extinction.

Dear readers, how are you helping sparrows? Tell us.

Do you have a bird feeder or a bird bath?

Do you have a photograph of a house sparrow or a rare species? Share your photographs and stories with us.

Send your photographs to getahead@rediff.co.in (subject: Save the Sparrows) along with your NAME, AGE and LOCATION. We'll carry the best entries here on Rediff.com.