House sparrows are not native to North America but have adapted very well and are common in urban areas. I’m featuring a male and female I saw on a recent walk.
BELINDA GROVER PHOTOGRAPHY
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August 1, 2021 at 5:12 am
I always love seeing these in the garden. Beautiful photos, Belinda!
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August 1, 2021 at 8:33 am
Thanks very much, Pete!
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July 30, 2021 at 8:53 pm
I always refer to these as ‘McDonald’s birds’ as that is where one is practically guaranteed to see one! 😀
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July 30, 2021 at 10:21 pm
If seated outside, you have to keep one eye on your snack and the other on the nearby bird 😏.
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July 30, 2021 at 2:49 pm
They especially like to hang around outside Starbucks to get crumbs that people drop when they have a bear claw with their coffee.
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July 30, 2021 at 5:55 pm
I’ve noticed that too 😊
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July 30, 2021 at 9:30 am
My first interest birds were these little guys. Nice to see some.
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July 30, 2021 at 11:03 am
I think many of us got the same start. From Sparrows to Spoonbills 😊
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July 30, 2021 at 6:23 am
They are well established here where I live as well. 😀
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July 30, 2021 at 10:33 am
I like them, one of the few birds we see here year round 😊
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July 30, 2021 at 5:39 am
We used to see so many sparrows but very few now.
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July 30, 2021 at 4:29 am
Very interesting to see this! House Sparrows are native here (incl in our garden!), but they have spread so much around the world, indeed, years ago, I remember them spreading up into inland Kenya from the port of Mombasa. Problem there is, they have now spread right up into northern Kenya and started interbreeding with a rare native sparrow which, for biologists, is not the best outcome. But its now hard to see this situation being reversed – well, that’s how things are! 🙂
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July 30, 2021 at 10:23 am
A well travelled bird. I understand they’re not everyone’s favourite though; they can take over nesting boxes and raid feeders.
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July 30, 2021 at 3:01 am
Sadly their numbers have fallen here in the UK and are not such a common sight anymore.
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July 30, 2021 at 8:29 am
I wonder why, they are well represented here.
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July 30, 2021 at 9:37 am
A lot is due to habitat loss, old buildings are renovated and made bird proof so a lack of nesting places. Also farmyards are now a lot tidier with less spilt grain.
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July 30, 2021 at 11:04 am
It’s too bad. A lot is being lost with development.
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July 30, 2021 at 1:53 am
We get these sparrows here too – mainly frequenting the car parks (and inside) of shopping malls, where there always seems to be a titbit or two for them to eat.
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July 30, 2021 at 8:28 am
A little bird with a big reach!
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