These noisy sparrows, found in most parts of the world, were introduced to North American, where they do extremely well, often out-competing other birds for nesting space.
(There is high-rise House Sparrow house down the lane from my garage; in theory, it was designed and built for swallows, but these brown-streaked guys got there first, and seem to delight in the sweeping dive down to our feeders.)
|Male House Sparrow on lilac bush © SB|
What is this? A House Sparrow
Location: Backyard, Regina, Saskatchewan
Photo date: September 16, 2012.