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  1. L

    Unusual House Sparrow song? Toronto, ON

    Hello! I first heard this male house sparrow last year, and now that it’s spring I am hearing him again. His song is so unique. He is not high-pitched but lower-toned. He lives downtown east Toronto, near Allan Gardens. I have used Merlin Bird ID and it is has id’d him as a house sparrow, and he...
  2. house sparrow

    house sparrow

  3. House Sparrow, Female

    House Sparrow, Female

    House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) female.
  4. House Sparrow, Male

    House Sparrow, Male

    House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) male.
  5. Cute lady

    Cute lady

    We had a run down to the banks of the River Tay in the Invergowrie area. Pulling in and stopping whereever we safely could on the narrow winding roads. One stop produced a flock of House Sparrows in a hedge. This was a female, as I rather liked her pose.
  6. House Sparrow, Male

    House Sparrow, Male

    House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) male.
  7. House Sparrow, Male

    House Sparrow, Male

    House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) male.
  8. House Sparrow, Male

    House Sparrow, Male

    House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) male landing.
  9. House Sparrow, Juvenile Female

    House Sparrow, Juvenile Female

    House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) juvenile female.
  10. House Sparrow

    House Sparrow

  11. House Sparrows, Males

    House Sparrows, Males

    House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) males, front and back view.
  12. House Sparrow, Male, Bathing

    House Sparrow, Male, Bathing

    House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) male, bathing in a mud puddle.
  13. House sparrow

    House sparrow

    The house sparrow is an introduced species in Australia. Interestingly, I've learned that these birds are less common in Sydney than they used to be, decades ago. Anyway, here is a nice picture of a male sparrow. There were a few others nearby (male, female and juvenile).
  14. House Sparrow

    House Sparrow

  15. Leafbringer

    Questions about House Sparrows in UK

    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/14/sparrows-big-garden-birdwatch-decline-rspb-survey I read this article (2023) about the status of House Sparrows in the UK, and learned that their population is declining. While I'm aware that the population decline has been happening for...
  16. girls fighting

    girls fighting

    LOL its over the crushed peanuts in a plate hanging down. hope you like it.
  17. Mr. House Sparrow

    Mr. House Sparrow

    House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
  18. Henry Sharp

    Sparrowhawk snatches House Sparrow

    You see the most memorable things in the air when you don't expect them. A few more photos from the same birding trip on our blog (link in our profile).
  19. House sparrow

    House sparrow

    In november midday sunlight.
  20. H

    Birds having fun at our water tap

    Hello everyone. Today I took some pictures of birds at our water tap. I can identify most of them: House sparrow, Village Indigobird (some females, some males changing color right now), Reichenow's Seedeater, Green-winged Pytilia, Blue-capped Cordon Bleu, Vitelline-masked weaver, Black-necked...
  21. Lady sparrow

    Lady sparrow

    just love the "pro capture" specially when the light is enough to get 1/4000 sec with low iso. hope you like it
  22. Householder ...

    Householder ...

    ... in wilderness _____________________ House Sparrow ... female Village Mandoti Jhajjar Haryana India 8 August 2023
  23. A blob on a wire

    A blob on a wire

    When I see a blob on a wire I have to take the picture of it. Sometimes it remains a blob but this time it was a House Sparrow. Lunch in the churchyard was beginning to be productive. After I posted yesterday's picture, the young Starlings came back in their usual mob. They are now sporting...
  24. Weeping bird

    Weeping bird

  25. House Sparrows

    House Sparrows

    We had a bit of a rumble at the feeder, last night.
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