Winged guests need special care too
Published: 05:05 PM,May 16,2023 | EDITED : 09:05 PM,May 16,2023
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With the temperature shooting up, experts are advising us to drink additional water, which works as a cooling agent to keep our body system coping with the weather. One segment of the ecosystem, however, needs our attention. This is the time when birds run short of water and need attention in all possible ways.
With mercury soaring to almost 50 degrees Celsius in some areas of the Sultanate of Oman and summer becoming harsher day by day, avian creatures and stray animals are finding it extremely difficult to cope with the weather. In some cases, they are surrendering to sunstroke and dehydration, leading to death.
Reports from ornithologists show that more birds die during the summer than in any other month. There is a certain point where the heat can be overbearing, and birds can suffer or even die, although they are able to regulate themselves to adapt to the heat.
Hence, birds lovers are calling upon people to spare some thoughts for these mute creatures, which can only suffer in silence for want of water to drink and cool down.
“Let’s not forget the birds around us and give them extra water to drink and bathe. It is the best way to help them stay cool and alive,” says Raghuram Pandit, a bird lover who dares the heat to keep some water and grains for the migratory birds in Al Ansab.
“What we need to do is to add multiple bird baths to the yard, and we can turn around for ground-level basins, pedestal baths, and hanging baths or waterers so that these birds can help themselves to survive the scorching heat,” he added.
One can keep a bowl of water on the windowsills or create a bird zone in the compounds where birds can frequent in the hope of having some refreshments and thus help the nature preserve the beaked creatures.
“We are so happy to keep bowls of water and some green foliage to welcome our friends who visit regularly and during their ‘meal times’ that are already regulated by themselves,” said Susmitha, who hit the headlines for having the largest flock of avian friends visiting her courtyard regularly.
“It’s indeed a treat to watch the birds take a dip in the bowls and drink their heart fill. We make it a point to keep the grains and water for the parrots, crows and other birds from 5 am and as they flutter their wings in joy, it is a rare moment of rejoicing,” says Rajan, Susmitha’s husband.
Reports suggest that hundreds of thousands of birds die the world over each summer, and the onus of protecting them against extreme climatic conditions lies on every responsible individual.
“I make it a point to keep water in one earthen pot and some millet grains in the other as my children look forward to welcoming the birds to visit,” says Vijay, a resident who feeds them around the year.
It might not cost us anything except for a few minutes from our busy schedules. However, sparing a thought for these hapless creatures, which move around us in agony for water, is a sight one should not ignore.
With mercury soaring to almost 50 degrees Celsius in some areas of the Sultanate of Oman and summer becoming harsher day by day, avian creatures and stray animals are finding it extremely difficult to cope with the weather. In some cases, they are surrendering to sunstroke and dehydration, leading to death.
Reports from ornithologists show that more birds die during the summer than in any other month. There is a certain point where the heat can be overbearing, and birds can suffer or even die, although they are able to regulate themselves to adapt to the heat.
Hence, birds lovers are calling upon people to spare some thoughts for these mute creatures, which can only suffer in silence for want of water to drink and cool down.
“Let’s not forget the birds around us and give them extra water to drink and bathe. It is the best way to help them stay cool and alive,” says Raghuram Pandit, a bird lover who dares the heat to keep some water and grains for the migratory birds in Al Ansab.
“What we need to do is to add multiple bird baths to the yard, and we can turn around for ground-level basins, pedestal baths, and hanging baths or waterers so that these birds can help themselves to survive the scorching heat,” he added.
One can keep a bowl of water on the windowsills or create a bird zone in the compounds where birds can frequent in the hope of having some refreshments and thus help the nature preserve the beaked creatures.
“We are so happy to keep bowls of water and some green foliage to welcome our friends who visit regularly and during their ‘meal times’ that are already regulated by themselves,” said Susmitha, who hit the headlines for having the largest flock of avian friends visiting her courtyard regularly.
“It’s indeed a treat to watch the birds take a dip in the bowls and drink their heart fill. We make it a point to keep the grains and water for the parrots, crows and other birds from 5 am and as they flutter their wings in joy, it is a rare moment of rejoicing,” says Rajan, Susmitha’s husband.
Reports suggest that hundreds of thousands of birds die the world over each summer, and the onus of protecting them against extreme climatic conditions lies on every responsible individual.
“I make it a point to keep water in one earthen pot and some millet grains in the other as my children look forward to welcoming the birds to visit,” says Vijay, a resident who feeds them around the year.
It might not cost us anything except for a few minutes from our busy schedules. However, sparing a thought for these hapless creatures, which move around us in agony for water, is a sight one should not ignore.