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Latin name
Passer domesticus
Family
Sparrows (Passeridae)
Overview
Noisy and gregarious, these cheerful exploiters of man's rubbish and wastefulness, have even managed to colonise most of the world. The ultimate opportunist perhaps, but now struggling to survive in the UK along with many other once common birds. They are clearly declining in both gardens and the wider countryside and their recent declines have earned them a place on the Red List.
Where to see them
Found from the centre of cities to the farmland of the countryside, it feeds and breeds near to people. Vanishing from the centre of many cities, but not uncommon in most towns and villages. It is absent from parts of the Scottish Highlands and is thinly distributed in most upland areas.
When to see them
All year round
What they eat
Seeds and scraps
Estimated numbers
UK breeding 2.8 to 4.9 million pairs |
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- valy67
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(8735) - [2007-07-18 9:00]
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Hello Matthew !
Thisis a nice picture ! I have many sparrows around y house, but I never managed to get a good picture... You were better than me ! :-) The pose of the bird is nice, so typical, and the colors are beautiful. Excellent blured BG which makes the bird stand out nicely. I would have cropped some parts of the picture, particularly at the bottom, so the bird would have more importance within the picture. Anyway, it is a beautiful photo. Well done !
Valerie.
Nice sparrow shot matt.
Good composition though would crop it in a bit.
Nice blurred BG. Did a workshop to show the crop and added onto it as noted. Probably didn't really need more saturation.
TFS
Richard
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