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Eurasion Tree Sparrow
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Eurasion Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)

I photographed this little guy in Timor Leste recently. The locals there told me they had never seen these birds until Australian cargo began landing at the docks in the capital, Dili, about nine years ago. It appears they hitched a ride in containers and have since flourished and can be found extensively in and around the capital.
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Habitat
Transition area between beach and parkland
Location
Dili, Timor Leste
Date taken
18.10.08
Scientific name
Passer montanus
Equipment used
Nikon D300, Nikkor 400 f3.5 +1.4x 640s/f5.6 iso400, Manfrotto monopod.
IanF
A lovely pose to catch it in. Very well taken. They must lovely the climate. Ours seem to be struggling to maintain numbers.
 
Marmot
Take care of these little ones,as Ian said there numbers are not all that good in the UK.
 

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