Instructions regarding birdfeeders
which are in reply to feedback received from users.
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How should I attract the sparrows to have food from the bird feeder ? The birds take from few days to months to occupy the feeder as it is a natural process.What can be helpful is if one puts some grains in the plate. You can put broken rice in the feeder in this summer season.A bowl of clean water is also quite helpful to attract them but care must be taken not to put any water in the bird feeder or in the plate of the bird feeder. - Mohammed Dilawar (Nature Forever Society) I was unable to get the bird feeders being distributed free of cost. How do I get one? Send a request by email to Burhani Foundation (India) Office at BFI52@YAHOO.CO.IN |
| Name | City | Feedback |
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Adnan Hamid |
Kolkata |
We woke up every morning to the bright sunlight streaming into our room and the
loud chirp wafting in from the balcony! When I was a small child, my father would
take us to the terrace and introduce us to our winged friends – pigeons, crows,
eagles, mynahs and of course sparrows. It helped that he took a handful of grain
and invited the birds to come and feast. And they would come in dozens, creating
a swirl of black and grey, feeding continuously and chattering and cheeping noisily
before taking wings again. It was a sight I grew up on every morning. It was a sight that helped me easily identify their picture in my colouring books. It was a sight that became etched in my young memory. When I became a little older, the noisy twitter, amplified manifold in a small verandah, was like an alarm clock announcing the arrival of the day. It was a signal for us to wake up, say our prayers and run-off to school. Even before mum came in, we were half-way dressed as we grumbled and complained, “chakliyo ye uthavi kaara” (the sparrows woke us up). In the humdrum of life, the balcony gave way to the television, the colouring books gave way to computer games, the humble alarm clock gave way to stylish ring tones and the twitter gave way to tweets! Soon, the common sparrow became extremely uncommon and with great difficulty and much luck one could sight a bird. For me, the last decade or so represents a complete black-out as I do not recall seeing a single sparrow. The bread crumbs left for them remain untouched the next morning. The sparrows completely vanished off the sky. Until something interesting happened. Maula Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin (TUS), initiated the Save Our Sparrow (SOS, rightly abbreviated so!) project to commemorate the historic centennial celebrations. It is fascinating that a mighty emperor like Him would choose to be actively involved in such a simple but remarkably powerful and far-reaching mission like the SOS project. Under the aegis of the Burhani Foundation, SOS has distributed thousands of ‘bird feeders’, a carefully-designed grain-storing apparatus to invite sparrows to feed off them. My work takes me to several places and I have myself seen several such bird feeders hanging out of balconies and windows in Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hasanpir, Burhanpur, Hyderabad, Cochin, Nagpur, Coimbatore, Delhi…. In fact, the bird feeder has become a flag to identify a mumin residence! As early as last week, I woke up to a delightful sight. A sight that brought back a flood of childhood memories – two sparrows playfully sparring in my balcony, chirping endlessly! As I rushed out to the veranda, I saw another three sitting on a branch. Yes, the sparrow is back! This is indeed Maula’s mojiza to resuscitate the small stocky brown-winged bird that my generation grew up on – the sparrow! Today, my father is back in the balcony introducing pigeons, crows, eagles, mynahs – and of course sparrows – to his grand daughter! |
| Iftikhar shabbir burhanpurwala | Mumbai | I have hung the sparrow feeder in my window on the the 6th mar.2011. Till today not a single sparrow has come to feed or drink water on the the sparrow feeder. Advise on what i should do. |
| Abizer hussain | Bangalore | Its been two days since i put the bird feeder at my residence balcony, but i have not seen any bird till now. Can you suggest any option to attract them & generally how many days will it take to attract them. |
| Prof jabir sayyed and dr zainab sayyed | Lonavala | Dear Syedna saheb, we bow down and salute to you with pride for your magnanimous initiative of saving life on earth. Never before we had experienced such a joy at home when birds started chirping in our balcony with joy and ecstasy! Let us wait for celebrating your 200 th milad to see the a greener , better and beautiful mother earth!! You have set an example for the world to understand the importance of even such otherwise unnoticed creatures of allah ( swt) |
| Sakina najmi | Mumbai | It was an excellent idea burhani foundation has come up with....but i havent seen a single sparrow come on the bird feeder.nor i have seen sparrows on near by trees. |
| Gaurav tamhane | Mumbai | Hi, i could not procure any bird feeders at the event due to shortage of stocks. Could you help me procure two for two of my residences? |
| Hamza dohadwala | Mumbai | The sparrows dont come to eat. There r sparrows in my vicinity but they dont come.plz suggest me something how can i attract them with my feeder.. I tried everything wht i was able to do but cant succeed in it.. Plz do reply .... |
| Hussain | Pune | The bird feeder has gone a complete success at my house, we have kept it on a table near a window. Actually we are providing sparrows and pigeons food and water from around 7 years daily, so my suggestion is that you should try to advertise about keeping a small water vessel with the feeder,as what i have experienced is that birds are able to get food easily(grains from ration shops,insects,ya sparrows eat insects,have seen them eating cockroaches and rain bugs etc) but its very hard for water,we get to see wild pigeons coming from far far away to our home to drink water itself,for pigeons we have kept a half cut old pot of water which holds a half a litre of water,it gets drunk by pigeons in 1/2 hour to 45 mins... We give water to sparrows in a diff window to avoid clashes, a small sized container like a lunch box is enough for a day, guaranteed you can expect a large number of birds if you provide water. If they find a proper sized vessel, they even have a bath in it!! Its so wonderful to watch that. So i suggest if you could just add to the movement of sos, just a statement to provide water it would be really really beneficial for the birds during this summer season. |
| Insiyah syed | Lonavala | I am a school going girl.i got a bird feeder during sos programme.i feel fulfilled when i see feathery guests visiting my garden for water and feed. All my school friends have got a feeder and now they talk about sparrows in the lunch break. I wish syedna saheb a very long life for his humble initiative of saving our feathered friends!!! |
| Johar tailor | Surat | Wanna share that sos project supported great in surat its one of the best thing we can do to save our birds.... But there was very little no of bird feeders allotted to surat. There were more people came but feeders was less. Out cast people shown great support in sos project. Praying almighty allah for long life to his holiness dr. Syedna mohammed burhanuddin (tus) aamin..... |
| Juzer idris vaghjipurwala | Mumbai | I install abird feeder but i seen birds r not setting |
| C.jyothi reddy | Hyderabad | Thankyou BFI |
| Adnan kandoriwala | Mumbai | I was so excited to get the sparrow feeder and installed it the same night, the first time i woke up with the chirps of sparrows and believe me it was a wonderful experience. May allah grant our beloved aqa mola long life... Ameen |
| Manish shrigiriwar | Nagpur | Thanks for doing /starting this project,i have installed bird feeder at my home terrace, the sparrow in this area r very happy, other feeding info is very useful for me. |
| Mrinalini | Pune | I was unable to get the bird feeders being distributed free of cost in garware college in march as by the time i reached around 3 pm there was none left. The distributors in charge did take my mobile numbers assuring me that i would hear from them in 15 days or so and could then get bird feeder then. However there has been no contact from them so far. I also am not aware of shops where such bird feeders would be available ..atleast not too expensive. Kindly help me or guide me. Also need some information regarding the sparrows ..i heard that one can make temporary nests for the sparrows by using cardboard boxes and hanging them in the garden...is it tru.? Is there any other way of making nests for them ? |
| Mufaddal abbas rangoonwala | Mumbai | Bird feeder is really good ,n its give a gr8 satisfaction n v feel happy when v see a bird is having food from der. But i need a favour from your side ,the bird feeder instruction pamplet as been miss placed from my side , an it creates problem for me , when i want to change food according to season wise.so i plz request u to email me that bird feeder food list on my email id . Salaam. |
| Mustak | Mandvi kutch | This event created very much impression to the other socities towards our awarness for envioroment. |
| Mustafa jamnagarwala | Mumbai | Few birds coming for the feeders i am staying in mazgaon my house has a terrace also have kept the feeder hanging in open visible area also. |
| Vidyadhar bhalerao | Pune | Hello! I wish to state here that apart from sparrows, mynas & squirrels have an hearty feast in my garden. I want to thank the burhani foundation for giving me an opportunity to do something for my feathered friends. |
| Rashida gandhi | Ahmedabad | Salaam, i am very happy to install two bird feeders in my house. Initially, we noticed no sparrows coming, as the population of eagles is increasing near our house. But today, we saw some of the sparrows near the feeders. I just want to congratulate burhani foundation to take such a good initiative. Long live aqa maula (t.u.s.)Aameen. |
| Razia bhuriwala | Ahmedabad | It is very good experience of havng this feeder in our garden , as early morning we can here chirping of the birds. We can see not only the sparrows but 2 3 more type of birds with it... Dis all is due to our maulla... Long live sayeedna... We have taken videos which we want to share.... How can we do that? |
| Saifuddin.sam.bhuriwala | Ahmedabad | I have videos and pictures of sparrows eating from the bird feeder. How can i send it ??? |
| Sakina | Mumbai | In our area sparrows r vry less |
| U suraj prasad | Hyd | I have experience in taking care of pet animals |
| Ahmed husain | Neemuch | Excellent program in our city....... All religions appreciate..... In future repeat this type of program.... |
