Friday, November 15, 2013

House Sparrow

This is a House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), according to Wikipedia, "...the most widely distributed wild bird..." on this planet, though one that has not graced the pages of Victoria Daily Photo in the past, a regrettable omission. Part of my self-imposed discipline as a neophyte birdwatcher is to learn to recognize all the nearly indistinguishable little brown/gray birds that flutter around in the background of our lives here. There are about a half dozen kinds of sparrow around here and a bunch more close relatives such as the Chickadees. The other local challenge is sorting out the gulls - many different species look quite similar and I still can't tell one from the other with any confidence.
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4 comments:

  1. EclecticityNovember 15, 2013 at 10:05 AM

    Lovely shot. We have the same sparrow here in the prairie provinces.

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  2. JoJoNovember 15, 2013 at 3:22 PM

    I find my eye going to those purple and green leaves behind the little bird!

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  3. William KendallNovember 15, 2013 at 5:57 PM

    A very distinctive shot!

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  4. StephanieNovember 15, 2013 at 7:05 PM

    Pretty bird with unique colors.

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