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Male House Sparrow - No Respect !
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They get no respect!
bajadreamer
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IMO a bird does not have to be exotic to be a fun subject for photos.
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I agree!
uday@wild whiskers
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I love them. They are so chirpy and sound so sweet. Beautiful shot
This is the one I captured from my window. Proves my love for them
This is the one I captured from my window. Proves my love for them
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Karl
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They might be pretty, but the only respect/shot they get at my house is with a .410 shotgun... I've had several nests (and young) destroyed by them.
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Nice!!! I guess because they are so common people take them for granted. Me as well.I love them. They are so chirpy and sound so sweet. Beautiful shot
This is the one I captured from my window. Proves my love for them
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Ralph, a good photo is a good photo irrespective of the subject. That's a good photo and, I think, a good subject too.
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It’s the only songbird that it’s legal to kill in CA, I believe. I actually never see them at our house, but i do see some native sparrows like these gold crowned guys that like our bird bath
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Beautiful image Ralph. Very nice!
I'd say the big reason they get so little respect is they're a particularly aggressive invasive species. They are pretty famous for raiding the nests of our local birds. House Sparrows and European Starlings aren't very welcome in these parts but they're here and have taken their toll on many local species like Mountain Bluebirds.
Still, the males are very striking birds and nice job with that image.
Nice image if this LBJ. We have 3 sparrow species resident and it is always a job to remove their nest endeavors from the sprockets
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Full disclosure. It’s to the suet feeder.
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They get a bad rap for being invasive non native species but in reality they follow man and are native to our neighborhoods.
Nice photo
Nice photo
@Ralph Bruno Nice Shot, really love the detail!
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Thanks. It’s spring colors were very intense.
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Beautiful Spring Colors.Nice image. Like a painting.
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In a birding forum a guy that was arguing with me that all house sparrows should be killed to save martins shared this as evidence. He obviously didn’t read it first...lol
www.smithsonianmag.com
The Story of the Most Common Bird in the World
Why do we love what is rare and despise what is all around us?
www.smithsonianmag.com
It looks like you have him shackled, Ralph! LOL!!!!! ;-)
Very nice detail. You nailed focus on the eye.
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Thanks. It’s does. Didn’t feel like editing the chain out from the suet feeder . See, no respect.
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Nice Article! ThanksIn a birding forum a guy that was arguing with me that all house sparrows should be killed to save martins shared this as evidence. He obviously didn’t read it first...lol
The Story of the Most Common Bird in the World
Why do we love what is rare and despise what is all around us?