Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Len, House Sparrows - here's one in our garden http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/MG_3742_edited_1.jpg.html and one in Berlin (probably female- no black bib - but it could be a young one) http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/New-Old-Pictures/MG_2761_edited_2.jpg.html There are gangs of the beasts in Berlin, particularly in out door restaurants and beer gardens - they'll hop about and steal food from your plate or even sit on your hand and wait to be fed (at least they do at the Hackeschen H?fen in what used to be East Berlin). As Philippe mentioned they are close to being on the endangered species list in Europe Cheers Douglas Philippe Orlent wrote: > Due to pollution, almost no sparrows here any more. > Philippe > > > > Op 1-apr-07, om 00:22 heeft G Hopkinson het volgende geschreven: > >> Len, it looks like what we in Australia call a sparrow, which is an >> introduced, now pest, species from England. If you ever visit >> Aus you can see approximately 900 000 of them per suburban square >> kilometre! Apparently it is a member of the finch family. They are >> not, shall we say, revered locally. Try a search. This page has a >> rather flattering drawing from the 1800's. >> http://www.amonline.net.au/factSheets/house_sparrow.htm >> >> >> Cheers >> Hoppy >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On >> Behalf Of >> Leonard Taupier >> Sent: Sunday, 1 April 2007 07:03 >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Identify this bird >> >> I have been trying to identify this bird with no success. She is from >> the Finch family but doesn't look like a bird in my field guide. The >> closest I can find is a White-Collared Seedeater. But that bird is >> generally not found in the North East. Anybody have an idea. >> Unfortunately she wouldn't show all of her face for me, but this is >> the best shot I could get. >> >> Leica 560mm f6.8 Telyt and canon 20D. >> >> http://tinyurl.com/ys6ljp >> >> Thanks, >> Len >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >