House Sparrow ~ George C. Reifel Bird Sanctuary, Delta, BC ~ February 2017 [click any picture to enlarge]When you enter Reifel, as you wonder on down the path you are sure to see these little guys (and girls). They’re busy foraging on the ground, picking up seeds that the ducks may have missed.
House Sparrow ~ George C. Reifel Bird Sanctuary, Delta, BC ~ May 2016
FACT: “House Sparrows aggressively defend their nest holes. A scientist in 1889 reported cases of House Sparrows attacking 70 different bird species. House Sparrows sometimes evict other birds from nest holes, including Eastern Bluebirds, Purple Martins, and Tree Swallows.” ~ allaboutbirds.org
House Sparrow ~ George C. Reifel Bird Sanctuary, Delta, BC ~ May 2016
If you’d like to see pictures of the House Sparrow from my prior years’ posts click the year: 2016 / 2015.
