House Sparrow

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By: Yamil Saenz

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Photographer	Yamil Saenz {Karma:12434}
Project	#56 Wildlife and Insects	Camera Model	Canon EOS 20D
Categories	From The Field Nature Wildlife	Film Format
Portfolio	Steven's Creek Trail Sparrows Predators	Lens	Canon 400 F/4
Uploaded	6/6/2007	Film / Memory Type	Lexar 1GB
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Views	467	Shutter	1/500
Favorites	0	Aperture	f/6.8
Critiques	1	Rating	Pending / 0 Ratings
Location	City - Mountain View State - CA Country - United States
About	Passer domesticus. #154 House Sparrows are not "sparrows" in the same sense as native North American species; they are members of the Old World family of weaver-finches. House Sparrows were introduced into the United States in the 1850's, ostensibly as part of a plan to control insect crop pests. Rather than alleviating human woes, they immediately began to exploit urban environments, a niche unoccupied by any native bird. They appear to know little fear, and in a largely predator-free environment, their brazen foraging techniques and aggressive competitiveness serve them well. unfortunately, their aggressive behavior has helped them susceed in usurping territory from many native bird species.House Sparrows will nest in any bird box within practical flight distance from foraging sites, which often proves detrimental to populations of such cavity-nesting species as blue-birds and swallows. Taken from" Birds of Northern California: by Fix and Bezener- 2000.

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Dave Stacey

{K:150877} 6/6/2007

Excellent capture and interesting about of this little bird we see so much of, Yamil! It's nice to find out a little more about a bird we take for granted so often, and see it up close with such great detail.
Dave.

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