I spied some increased activity around the bird house in the tree outside my window this week. With a little patience I managed to grab these shots of the House Sparrows as they started to nest in the bird house. The males have a streak of red on the side of their heads, and a swatch of black on their necks/chests.
- A male House Sparrow, holding a strand of straw in its beak, seems not to notice as the female finally emerges from the bird house, hanging out the window as if to say, “Hey, up here, you dope,” in a yard on West Island on 1/29/20. Photo by Beth David.
- A female House Sparrow waits for a male to show up at the bird house she has taken over in a West Island yard on 1/28/20. Photo by Beth David.
- A male House Sparrow, holding a strand of straw in its beak, seems to spot the camera as it waits for the female to emerge from inside a bird house on West Island on 1/29/20. Photo by Beth David.
- A male House Sparrow, holding a strand of straw in its beak, sits on top of a bird house on West Island waiting for the female to emerge on 1/29/20. Photo by Beth David.
- A male House Sparrow, holding a strand of straw in its beak, waits on a branch for the female to emerge from inside a bird house on West Island on 1/29/20. Photo by Beth David.
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