#House Sparrows

[lunarlotuscove]

House sparrows look so funny when they stand and extend to look at stuff

Thursday November 7th 2024 2:46-3:09pm

[spinus-pinus]

House Sparrow Passer domesticus

2/16/2023 Disney California Adventure Park, California

[jeysphoto]

House Sparrows, Jey Schroeder, 2023

[uwmspeccoll]

A Cheerful-Sparrow Feathursday

Among the most cheerful birds in our neighborhood are the common House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) and the Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis). I wake up every morning with the House Sparrows on my porch telling me to chirrup! And as I walk to work, the Juncos flitting about close to the ground, with their white tail bars and their tiny chipping calls, just starts the day off right.

Both are sparrows, but the House Sparrow, a year-long resident here, is an Old World sparrow (family Passeridae), introduced into North America in the 1850s.The Junco is an indigenous New World sparrow (family Passerellidae). They breed much further north in summer, and while they do winter in our region, in Milwaukee I tend to see them only in spring and fall as they move through. For me, they are harbingers of the changing seasons.

The images shown here are from a 1930 painting by American nature artist Walter Alois Weber reproduced in Bird Portraits in Color by the American physician and ornithologist Thomas Sadler Roberts and published by the University of Minnesota Press in the 1934. The volume includes 92 color plates by five wildlife artists illustrating 295 North American species. 

The two birds in the upper left of this plate are male breeding adult and fall immature male Juncos; in the upper right are male and female House Sparrows; at bottom on the ground are female breeding adult and juvenile Juncos.

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-- MAX, Head, Special Collections

[tokiwartootth]

woaaah bunch of sparrowss ,,

[quinnfrankephotography]

A nice walk this morning. It was very quiet. I have a ritual going with a regular jogger where we have a quiet conversation about how wonderful the world is when the city is still sleeping and the sun is rising.

[queerautism]

Saw these cute babies while I was out walking the dog!!

[heather-rajendran]

House sparrow (Passer domesticus) photos I took yesterday 17/12/2023, West Yorkshire, UK

[antiqueanimals]

The Backyard Bestiary. Written by Ton de Joode and Anthonie Stolk. Illustrated by Kees de Kiefte. 1982.

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[ask-a-bot]

W: Waspinator has returned. Twitch is youngling that likes birds, yes? Waspinator wants to know if Twitch has discovered Sparrows. There are sparrows nesting in the eaves of 🪣’s house. Waspinator likes sparrows. They are tiny, but make pretty sounds. Sparrows small and round. Waspinator thinks they are cute.

W: 🪣 and 🪣’s mother call sparrows “spuggies”. Waspinator thinks this name is adorable. Waspinator likes spuggies, does Twitch like spuggies??

W: despite having Alt mode that is based on organic creature, Waspinator has never given much thought or attention to organic life forms. Waspinator didn’t look down on them, but did not think to appreciate them until now. Waspinator has been missing out…

Ooh! Spuggies sound adorable! I don't know if there are any in Whitwicky, but I think there might be some in Inverness. I've seen birds flying around houses, anyway. Thanks for giving me something new to look for!

[littlesapphicraccoonguy]

A few house sparrows I saw at the pool(I didn’t get catcalled while photographing these ones :3)

[lunarlotuscove]

Curious little bird

Thursday April 4th 2024 2:30pm

[spinus-pinus]

House Sparrow Passer domesticus

2/16/2023 Disney California Adventure Park, California

[sleepy-sluggo]

A couple house sparrows :)

[tokiwartootth]

have some stupid ass sparrows

[quinnfrankephotography]

Sometimes I am very surprised at how much I might see on a weekend.