There seem to be a lot of young sparrows in the Calgary trees these days. I find them hard to identify based on their plumage. But sometimes I see them with a parent.
This little guy also got a visit from a sibling.
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Myr's Bytes 
non-native rats with feathers!!! 😦
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Aw, that’s harsh. Do House Sparrows in some way wreak havoc where you live?
I have never had any issues with these birds so I tend to appreciate their cute flitting about and cute little chirps. They are quite plentiful in Calgary, but I guess it is because they are really well suited to the city environment and can survive the cold winters. I never see them in forested parks, grasslands or wetlands. I can’t dislike them because they are not native since I’m not native. Besides, their non-nativity is due to a human error in judgement and they thrive in environments built by humans.
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All of that is true, Myriam, and I am sorry to have been harsh. Here I have watched them destroy the nests of black-capped chickadees and downy woodpeckers and drive them away while they produce multiple broods a season. I’ve heard they are just as hard on other native species, so I’ve grown to hate them.
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Little brutes! I understand your dislike of them now.
Speaking of not-so-sweet birds, I just read that Brown-headed cowbirds raised by Cedar waxwings rarely survive because they can’t handle the high fruit diet.
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REallY? That is wonderful 🙂 You made my night lol
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Really :-).
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We’re not fond of House Sparrows ourselves (I’m inclined to agree with Melissa above)…but dang if their baby birds aren’t still cute. :}
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What unpleasantness do the House Sparrows in your hood get up to?
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They eat a lot of our chicken feed, for one. Thanks for the reminder that I was going to try and make a beaded curtain for the chicken house opening to see if that will deter them from freely going in and out. 😀
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Mmm, free and abundant food. I guess the chickens need to get in the opening but not the sparrows. Hope your curtain helps. It looks like a lot of chicken raisers on the interwebs have that issue. I just looked at a picture of a treadle chicken feeder. Neat contraption!
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I think I’ve seen those before; will have to look for them again!
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They are native here (Central Finland), so they don’t wreak any havoc! I love the silly little things, with their happy chirping and the little family groups accousting you at outdoor seating of cafes for crumbs, like cute fluffy-feathered mafia!
I am sorry to hear they are invasive where you are. This is why environmental controls between continents in centuries past would have been a really good thing.
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Cute fluffy-feathered mafia :-D!
They are quite cute but they reproduce a little too well here in some areas. I don’t mind them as long as they don’t crowd out other birds. I had a bird feeder with a big platform in my backyard for two weeks and the House Sparrows totally invaded my backyard. The trees were full of them! I changed the feeder to a clinging type and now I only get a few House sparrows who don’t mind clinging and the other birds get a turn too (and the squirrels).
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