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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)







38 comments:

  1. they are so very cute. i rarely see them out here in the country.

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  2. Sparrow....what a beautiful ! Wonderful shot !
    Greetings

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  3. Great photos of sparrows, Bob.

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  4. I love these little guys, and your photos.

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  5. HI Bob Great series f shots of this Sparrow. I never really saw that while mark beside its eye before!

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  6. great set of photos of this lovely little bird.


    peter

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  7. We have a very large group of these little ones that live in a very dense hedge next to our driveway.
    They stay all winter, and the seem completely oblivious to the cold.
    These photographs are really beautiful, Bob.
    Happy day to you!

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    1. Thank you Lisa for your comments, it is helping my friend.

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  8. Those sparrows,look different then ours Bob!!
    Lovely bird!Great shots!
    Dimi...

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  9. Very nice...
    great schapnes and composition!!

    grtz Nieske

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  10. Hola Bob bellas imagenes del Gorrión común.Un abrazo

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  11. Your photos make me joy to each of my visits.
    Thanks a lot!

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  12. Bob, grand shots of this often disliked bird. Tell you what, I love them!

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  13. I 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

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  14. Love them, and this is a good homage that they deserve!

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  15. We 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.

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  16. Love the minute details captured.

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  17. ♡♡⊱ Olá!

    Belíssima série de fotos.

    Boa quinta-feira!
    Beijinhos.
    ° ·.♫° ·.

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  18. Smart bids Bob, ashame they are declining rapidly.

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  19. ♡♡⊱ Olá!

    Bela série de fotos.

    Boa quinta-feira!
    Beijinhos.
    ° ·.♫° ·.

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  20. een huismus is juist door zijn eenvoud heel mooi.

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  21. I almost forgot how beautiful your birds are ! ... I tried some birding two weeks ago with my mediocre zoom lens of 600mm and failed miserably !

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    1. Beautiful pictures of the sparrow Bob, nice colors and sharpness.


      Groetjes Tinie

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  22. Buen reportaje del gorrión ese pajarillo que encontramos por todas partes, atrevido, pero desconfiado. Un abrazo,

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  23. Bpb, pretty shots of your House Sparrow!

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  24. Hi Bob,
    very 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

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  25. One of the most common birds here in the states, but also one of the most adorable!

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  26. Prachtig dit musje Bob en zo genieten wij weer met jou mee !!!
    gr,
    Annie

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  27. Gorgeous series of photos, beautiful shots.

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  28. My garden favorites Bob... I love them to bits

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  29. I always find it as fun as the sparrows sitting in the garden.
    You also have a very nice series of these sparrows made​​.

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