Taking a mudbath at Interlaken pathway, Switzerland. May 2009.
by Dinu Jul 6, 2011 11:58 PM
Shot it in May 2009, Interlaken.
by Dinu Jul 6, 2011 11:56 PM
Taken on 9th June 2008, Lincoln UK. A male eating aphids off Lupins.
by wallaby1 Dec 26, 2008 3:05 AM
Taken on 16th June 2008. A male with 3 young, he was feeding them with peanuts hung on my pergola.
by wallaby1 Dec 26, 2008 3:11 AM
The three young waiting in the background to be fed. The male at front left seems to be a lookout. The male on the right has white breast and underwing feathers with richer coloured back feathers.
by wallaby1 Dec 26, 2008 3:16 AM
On 16th June, a female about to feed one of the young with 'weeds' to us, salad to them. It is important not to poison these weeds!
by wallaby1 Dec 26, 2008 3:23 AM
The 'salad' is Sheep's Sorrel (Rumex acetosella) which I had always considered a nuisance. Not so much now, as it provides food.
by wallaby1 Dec 26, 2008 3:26 AM
Mom, I can't swallow it..
by wallaby1 Dec 26, 2008 3:27 AM
I think I'm gonna be sick.
by wallaby1 Dec 26, 2008 3:28 AM
Now come along junior, it is good for you!
by wallaby1 Dec 26, 2008 3:30 AM
That's a good boy! Your brothers eat their greens too! It looked to me like the female fed males, while the male fed the females.
by wallaby1 Dec 26, 2008 3:32 AM
On 3rd April, after mating, female on the left, male on the right. They nest under older rooves which have air gaps, many modern houses have these blocked off.
by wallaby1 Dec 26, 2008 3:38 AM
A male with a feather shortly before a mating session. Maybe the term 'feather the nest' comes from this!
by wallaby1 Dec 26, 2008 3:43 AM
A beak full of tasty grubs for the young. Look after the Sparrows and they will eat your garden bugs. It's not only Ladybirds which eat aphids, Sparrows do a good job of ridding those too.
by wallaby1 Dec 26, 2008 3:58 AM
At a local garden centre
by kniphofia Dec 26, 2008 9:46 AM
The mottly crew. Teenagers!
by wallaby1 Dec 26, 2008 5:01 PM
Baby waiting for mom's return. It was not interested in the grains I had put in front of it..
by bonitin Dec 26, 2008 6:13 PM
Mama feeds a seed to a fledgling
by 2dCousinDave Dec 26, 2008 10:42 PM
Male sitting on the part of the brush pile I made around Christmas Day 2007. Pic taken 12/31/07 at 1:38 pm
by Marilynbeth Dec 30, 2008 11:37 PM
by Mrs_Ed Dec 31, 2008 9:30 PM
A House Sparrow visiting me in my back yard
by Methodical Jan 1, 2009 7:40 AM
House Sparrow (male) in Middlesex, England, May 1967
by kennedyh Feb 13, 2009 4:52 AM
House Sparrow (male) with a Blue Tit in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, March 1970
by kennedyh Feb 13, 2009 4:54 AM
House Sparrow (female) in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, March 1970
by kennedyh Feb 13, 2009 4:57 AM
House Sparrow (male) in my garden in Churchill, victoria, Australia, August 2007
by kennedyh Feb 13, 2009 5:02 AM
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) male, photographed in Waikiki, Hawaii, 3/02/2009.
by Grasmussen Mar 17, 2009 5:41 AM
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) female, photographed in Waikiki, Hawaii, 2/18/2009.
by Grasmussen Mar 17, 2009 5:43 AM
With his feathers all puffed up he looks bigger than the door.
by the1pony Aug 27, 2009 3:25 AM
This youngster was trapped in our woodburning stove- he came down the chimney and couldn't get back out.
by the1pony Sep 12, 2009 6:35 AM
I am told that the House Sparrows are the creators of these dust bath pockets. I have watched them gather in small flocks and flutter about to powder their "hair."
by Twincol Sep 14, 2009 6:32 AM
One of two pics of this bird's nest. Note that it is tucked into the eaves, within a space about 5 inches deep, with a pathway out one end of the nest. The remainder filled the entire space.
by Twincol Sep 14, 2009 6:48 AM
This is the second pic of the previously-posted nest; observe how tidy, long and deep it is, with the single pathway entering/exiting the next. Two clutches from this nest this year.
by Twincol Sep 14, 2009 6:54 AM
Lastly, a second nest tucked nearby, about 3 feet away. Not at all neat and tidy or organized. Smaller, fluffier, ball-shaped. Heaven knows how they entered or emerged.
by Twincol Sep 14, 2009 7:01 AM
A male house sparrow (Passer domesticus) "yelling" at me in the morning to put bird seed in the feeders 6/30/2017, San Antonio, TX
by htop Jun 30, 2017 9:16 PM
Young female House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) at birdbath; 6/30/2018, San Antonio, TX
by htop Jul 10, 2018 12:56 AM
Male on our feeder
by YeeFam May 22, 2020 10:18 AM
A very tidy and cleverly designed sparrow's nest in Karen's Paeroa garden, NZ
by RosinaBloom Apr 21, 2022 2:21 AM
Late afternoon in July gathering to feed on my lawn - Waihi, NZ
by RosinaBloom Apr 21, 2022 2:31 AM
Mid Winter evening gathering to feed
by RosinaBloom Apr 21, 2022 2:33 AM
Two males in mid Winter plumage foraging for wild seeds
by RosinaBloom Apr 21, 2022 2:43 AM
A male and female Sparrow enjoying a piece of bread on my lawn
by RosinaBloom Apr 21, 2022 2:49 AM
