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Your Letters: Greening our cities to invite birds
It is indeed gratifying to hear the birds start their daily chirping at five in the morning and the very noisy reception at five oâclock in the afternoon as if claiming their respective tree branches for the night
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t is indeed gratifying to hear the birds start their daily chirping at five in the morning and the very noisy reception at five o'clock in the afternoon as if claiming their respective tree branches for the night.
During the rainy season I cannot help desiring to provide them housing in bird cages free from roaming cats and mongoose; yet it is easy for me to feed them with the usual dried cooked rice.
I keep on prodding my neighbors to plant more deep-rooted trees by planting the seeds in a cubicle in the ground specially dug to provide a deep-rooted tree with space and protection from the elements.
I more or less know what their reply will be: 'Aren't we too old to expect to see and enjoy the tree?'
For that very reason I want to start planting the trees and invite the village chief to do it with us.
The greening of our cities would have a big impact on our health and environment.
Moeljono
Jakarta
