After standing in the veggie patch for a while I managed to capture a sparrow. They are introduced to Australia and are not found in Western Australia and I might say they don't want them there.
Pour little sparrows. They were introduced here in America and now cover the entire continent. Now of course, they are just part of the landscape. Nice shot.
They are probably like our house sparrows who originally came from England. Some consider them pesky although I've never had any trouble with them. Cute shot & he looks very proud to be a sparrow. God watches over them, too ;-)
Great shot of a perky little chap! They are getting rarer here in UK but we have had a little colony of them nesting in our eaves for as long as we have been here and I love them!
Awww he is cute... how do they stop them crossing the WA border? I had these visions of little border patrol huts manned with birds lol. What were they introduced here for, do you know? I didn't know that about these little guys!
@piedfly That is so true, they upset the eco system balance!
@ozziehoffy They we introduced in 1860 1870 from Britain and Europe to make Australia more like home so wikipedia tells me. I am laughing as I write this have you never crossed the border into WA. it certainly is an experience.
@tesssa Ooooh well, that's an interesting reason why they were introduced... usually it's "pest" control! LOL... nope, never been there! I do know they're very stringent on dirt etc too... I used to be in vehicle transport industry and having anything in a car that was travelling on the truck was a no no but even more so if it was going to WA!!
This is a wonderful shot.
Thanks for the great comments on my little sparrow. Your comments are always appreciated.
@piedfly That is so true, they upset the eco system balance!