You know how sparrows are getting extinct and all. But No, there are literally so many of them around my house and sometimes IN the house. YES! These little demons are always around me (especially in the time of pandemic and lockdown they chose to lock themselves in my backyard) sometimes on the window, sometimes on a fan and sometimes on wires.
At the time of lockdown 2.0, I was enjoying being home and spending time with my family and one morning when I was sitting on the floor between the kitchen and the dining room, chatting with my brother and mum, chilling around, suddenly a baby sparrow comes from behind and got its little legs tangled in my hair, ruffling it feathers in my hair and trying to save itself. But it got so stuck in my hair that no one could see the bird clearly.
I screamed.. And screamed so loud that all my neighborhood ran towards my home to see what happened. I shook my head madly as I was terrified and in a shock, I banged my head on the wall so hard (it still hurts sometimes). I was so scared that my brother and mum got blank and couldn't understand what to do for a second. My father ran from the 2nd floor and he tried to get that baby out of my hair but it wasn't easy, he could've died in that process as it was so fragile. I was going crazy having a living bird in my hair, I almost had a panic attack, I was crying very hard and saying things like, " It's on my mouth, on the mouth " (It wasn't the case at all). After 4-5 minutes the bird finally got out in my father's safe hands.. It was in the same situation I was in. But I was still crying a lot like it's still in there. After a tight hug from my brother and mum's hand rubbing my back, I finally stopped crying! All the neighbors went away and I was still feeling numb, holding my brother tightly sitting on his lap.
I know what you're thinking, ' it was just a bird, I scared a crap outta him, I overreacted , I was being a complete baby about it and what not! , poor bird.. He could've died ' N all.
I agree, I panicked and scared that bird too and he could've died! .. But those few minutes were like the worst nightmare! I've never been so terrified before, though I always found myself sacred of birds and animals.
When I told my friends and family about it, they all laughed at me saying, "it was just a poor bird! " And I laughed with them too.. But deep down I still am spooked. Back then I decided to cut my hair short so that nothing can get stuck in it or get tangled. So here I am having short hair and Ornithophobia.