House Sparrow mother feeding cute, hungry infant
Location: The Netherlands. May 11 2023
The House Sparrow / Huismus / Passer domesticus is nr 1 on the list of most common garden birds in the Netherlands. It typically can be found in villages, towns, farms but not in forests and woods. Although they are number 1 in gardens, 30 years ago their numbers started to decline due to lack of nesting places (better isolation of houses). They now depend nearly completely on nesting boxes provided by humans. Also feeding is important.
Stray cats who catch inexperienced young birds despite being fed by their owners are a threat.
House Sparrows are a social animal and live always in groups.
In this video we see the typical begging behavior with vibrating wings of young birds. I haven't seen fathers feeding the young. Not yet...
The 'Eurasian Tree Sparrow' (Passer montanus / Ringmus ) is the only other species of the genus Passer that can be observed as a breeding bird in The Netherlands. It is less common and is not 'domesticated' to the same degree.
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