sparrow

Taken in the garden inside the feeder yesterday

Just liked the way this sparrow had settled himself, spreading out on the branch.

There are several yellow-browed sparrows that love to stay around the house making noise! Their call sounds like a chainsaw trying to cut metal...:eek!:

Sat in the rain on the fence this morning

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline (Oakland, CA, USA) at less than 5m. I know I already have photos of this species, but around here, they are one of the more colorful local birds, and I just like all the patterns and contrasts. Besides, they are reasonably people-tolerant...

Don't see many of these Full frame no cropping

For what ever reason, this year I have seen a major increase in the Black-throated population here in southern Baja. They are such a fun model for my photos, so I am not complaining!

Taken in the garden this morning

This might be best of that session. I have more on my camera including this morning, great light. Love these birds fear a couple cats, including a bobcat I saw this evening. They're badass.

To answer your question, admin., the towhee is larger than the sparrows, in this shot golden-crowned, but they share the same family, emperizine, so they are related. While the sparrows are easy to photograph, the towhee avoids the camera and is quite adept at hiding in the thickets.

passer simplex saharae, found in the east of marocco in the desert of the sahara under a zypress tree...

Wow that cold Saturday fun image

this Sparrow feels at home eating the seed inside the coconut taken in the garden

A pair of spotted towhees have been hanging out with about 25 sparrows of various type for the past few weeks near my home in the foothills of Sierra Nevada in Mariposa, Calif.

A pair of golden-crowned take a break from nest building, but are ever vigilant.