Not so very long ago, they used to be our companions building their homes close to ours, peeping in at our windows, sitting on the fence and chatting with their friends. They don't have bright showy feathers, and they don't force themselves on our consciousness, but they are such cheerful little things that seeing them or hearing them, or even sensing them, was enough to brighten the day.
http://www.thehindu.com/features/kids/celebrate-a-companion/article5795647.ece?homepage=true
