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Wednesday 5 February 2014
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Noisy and gregarious, these cheerful exploiters of man's rubbish and wastefulness, have managed to colonise most of the world. The ultimate avian opportunist perhaps. Monitoring suggests a severe decline in the UK house sparrow population, recently estimated as dropping by 71 per cent between 1977 and 2008 with substantial declines in both rural and urban populations. Whilst the decline in England continues, Breeding Bird Survey data indicate recent population increases in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.(RSPB)
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they are so very cute. i rarely see them out here in the country.
ReplyDeleteSparrow....what a beautiful ! Wonderful shot !
ReplyDeleteGreetings
Great photos of sparrows, Bob.
ReplyDeleteThank you Irma.
DeleteI love these little guys, and your photos.
ReplyDeleteI love them as well.
DeleteHI Bob Great series f shots of this Sparrow. I never really saw that while mark beside its eye before!
ReplyDeletegreat set of photos of this lovely little bird.
ReplyDeletepeter
We have a very large group of these little ones that live in a very dense hedge next to our driveway.
ReplyDeleteThey stay all winter, and the seem completely oblivious to the cold.
These photographs are really beautiful, Bob.
Happy day to you!
Thank you Lisa for your comments, it is helping my friend.
DeleteThose sparrows,look different then ours Bob!!
ReplyDeleteLovely bird!Great shots!
Dimi...
Very nice...
ReplyDeletegreat schapnes and composition!!
grtz Nieske
That is nice of you, thanks Nieske.
DeleteHola Bob bellas imagenes del Gorrión común.Un abrazo
ReplyDeleteYour photos make me joy to each of my visits.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot!
Bob, grand shots of this often disliked bird. Tell you what, I love them!
ReplyDeleteI miss my sweet little sparrows. They were everywhere when I lived in West Texas. Living under an oak canopy in Tampa, I never see them. But a mile away, away from the thick trees, I see them at street corners, playing chicken with the cars. Ohhhhh
ReplyDeleteLove them, and this is a good homage that they deserve!
ReplyDeletegreat photos Bob !
ReplyDeleteWe have a healthy population of English sparrows here in Minnesota. There is a flock that comes to feed every morning when I put out food for them.
ReplyDeleteLove the minute details captured.
ReplyDeleteThanks Indrani.
Delete♡♡⊱ Olá!
ReplyDeleteBelíssima série de fotos.
Boa quinta-feira!
Beijinhos.
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Smart bids Bob, ashame they are declining rapidly.
ReplyDelete♡♡⊱ Olá!
ReplyDeleteBela série de fotos.
Boa quinta-feira!
Beijinhos.
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een huismus is juist door zijn eenvoud heel mooi.
ReplyDeleteI almost forgot how beautiful your birds are ! ... I tried some birding two weeks ago with my mediocre zoom lens of 600mm and failed miserably !
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures of the sparrow Bob, nice colors and sharpness.
DeleteGroetjes Tinie
Buen reportaje del gorrión ese pajarillo que encontramos por todas partes, atrevido, pero desconfiado. Un abrazo,
ReplyDeleteThanks Miguel.
DeleteBpb, pretty shots of your House Sparrow!
ReplyDeleteHi Bob,
ReplyDeletevery good sir, another nice one .... I'd like to have a miserable 600 mm... to try as well ! but unfortunately I am far away from that ...
ciao
One of the most common birds here in the states, but also one of the most adorable!
ReplyDeleteCommon but beautiful.
DeletePrachtig dit musje Bob en zo genieten wij weer met jou mee !!!
ReplyDeletegr,
Annie
Gorgeous series of photos, beautiful shots.
ReplyDeleteMy garden favorites Bob... I love them to bits
ReplyDeleteI always find it as fun as the sparrows sitting in the garden.
ReplyDeleteYou also have a very nice series of these sparrows made.