Check out this thread i started on "Naturescapes" a while back about house sparrows:
http://www.naturescapes.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=100009&hilit=house+sparrow+bluebird which has a link to this NPR (national public radio) story: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9963159 Christian In-Reply-To: <aanlktilcosxbwa5oq_dx7qjoyp4ail0pntz6ow5dl...@mail.gmail.com> On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 11:01:10AM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Thanks, Christian. Yes, house sparrows can be annoying little guys. > It's amazing how they have become adapted to urban environments. I > don't think I have been anywhere that I haven't seen a few. > > Still, they are "prettier" than turkey vultures. > > Dan > > On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 10:40 AM, Christian Skofteland > <pterali...@aim.com> wrote: > > On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 09:31:13AM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > >> Although we have a few pairs of nesting eagles in my area, they are > >> rather shy, and their nesting areas are well protected. We also have > >> a flock of wild turkeys, but this is the largest bird that we > >> ordinarily see up close and personal. They are not shy at all. > >> > >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11192183&size=md > >> > >> Comments, Criticisms, Suggestions, Questions and Abuse all are welcome. > >> > >> Dan > > > > Very graphic shot and great detail and color. I love watching Turkey > > vultures soar. They are just so effortless with hardly a wing beat. Then > > you see them on the ground for what they are and they seem much less > > elegant. Beautiful birds nonetheless. Well to me all birds are beautiful. > > Except house sparrows! > > > > -- > > > > Christian > > ------------------------------------- > > http://404notfound.blogspot.com > > http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Christian ------------------------------------- http://404notfound.blogspot.com http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
