Tuesday was another cold day with a few a few squally showers through the day.
Now a I must admit I've never being that sure about the difference between a house and tree sparrow. Is there a difference or are they all sparrows. On our visit to RSPB Fairburn Ings last week I was hoping to be able to get some pictures of tree sparrows to compare with what I was informed were house sparrows at home. I’m glad to say it was mission accomplished - well I’m hoping so!
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| House Sparrow (left) and Tree Sparrow (right) |
It’s all down to what colour cap they have and the fact that a tree sparrow has a smaller bib under its ‘chin’.
At one stage at Fairburn I was busy trying to capture a tree sparrow as the whisper spread around the hide that a woodpecker was perched on one of the feeding stations. Not deterred I continued filming the tree sparrow until I was happy with my video. I still had time to get some shots of the woodpecker too.
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We get plenty of both types of sparrows in the garden. Great photo of the woodpecker.
ReplyDeleteI'm keeping a look out but I can only spot house sparrows in our garden. We've a sizable flock so there might be some tree sparrows I just haven't spotted. At least I know the diffrence now!
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