BIRDS HEAVEN
Significance of Birds
Birds are some of the most incredible creatures on planet Earth. There are more than 10,000 species with unique appearances, specialized skills and behaviour, varied feeding and nesting habits, etc. These beautiful winged creatures are capable of boosting one’s anxious mind with their sound and sight and help in connecting to mother nature.
Birds are beneficial in various ways
- Birds are an important part of ecosystems because
- Nectar consuming birds are significant pollinators
- Fruit eating birds help disperse seeds
- Insect feeding birds are natural pest control
- They help forest ecosystems by dispersing fungi
- They are nature’s most efficient scavengers
- Birds transform entire landscapes
- Birds protect important habitats like wetlands
- Birds keep coral reefs alive by spreading nutrients in the ocean.
- Birds respond rapidly to the change in environment
- Birds improve the mental wellbeing through their sound and sight while connecting people to nature.
Reasons of decline
- Habitat loss
- Urbanization
- Deforestation
- Climate change
- Poaching
- Pesticide spray