A legend linked to this small bird says that during the Ottoman siege of Belgrade in the 15th century a sparrow was found shot in the heart with two arrows. Since then, it has been said that Belgrade is as indestructible as the sparrow. The bird was chosen as the symbol of Belgrade because it is small but capable of soaring to great heights, and thus stands for the Belgrade spirit.
However, in recent years, Belgrade's sparrow population has dropped dramatically.
Daily Haiku
Tiny bird, brown, white
Soaring high, fast, dynamic
Is now endangered
7 comments:
Love the pic! My mother has tens of sparrows at her bird feeders every day.
That's a lovely photo of a favourite garden visitor.
An excellent capture of the little one.
That's a beautiful spring shot.
Beautiful capture.
Same is the story in Bangalore, sparrows hardly to be seen. :(
Well done! Hope the citizens of Belgrade can do something to help these sweet little birds.
We have them everyday in our feeders too. Great capture of the sparrow in the blossoms.
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