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21-07-2010, 08:14 PM
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| | | Half a patterned sparrow?
Please can anyone tell me why this bird has only half a pattern? It was feeding its young on a house gutter nest in the south coast of Ireland and it also had a very puffed up feathery rump at times. Many thanks Lisa  |
21-07-2010, 08:22 PM
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| | | Re: Half a patterned sparrow?
its a male house sparrow pattern looks fine to me is feathers are fluffed up thats normal  |
21-07-2010, 08:24 PM
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| | | Re: Half a patterned sparrow?
ah thanks very much :-) |
21-07-2010, 08:25 PM
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| |  Re: Half a patterned sparrow?
Yes, looks normal to me too, just a bit fluffed up as said above. |
21-07-2010, 08:25 PM
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| | | Re: Half a patterned sparrow?
Evening Lisa, and welcome to WAB!
He looks like this year's young, with adult male feathers/plumage coming through - hence only half-coverage and a rather fluffy appearance.
Take care, Jason  |
21-07-2010, 08:26 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jason Green  Evening Lisa, and welcome to WAB!
He looks like this year's young, with adult male feathers/plumage coming through - hence only half-coverage.
Take care, Jason | It's an adult male |
21-07-2010, 08:30 PM
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| | | Re: Half a patterned sparrow?
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Originally Posted by Jason Green Evening Lisa, and welcome to WAB!
He looks like this year's young, with adult male feathers/plumage coming through - hence only half-coverage and a rather fluffy appearance.
Take care, Jason | hi jason
i think its a bit older than this yrs i may be wrong but it looks like a good bib from the view on the picture whic would indicate an older bird  |
21-07-2010, 08:46 PM
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| | | Re: Half a patterned sparrow?
...ah, just read that it was feeding young! Not a juv. then. Still, I can't explain the lack of brown coverage on the back area - or why it would fluff-up in Summer.
I hope it isn't ill. |
27-07-2010, 02:07 PM
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| | | Re: Half a patterned sparrow?
I saw this quite a bit where I went on holiday (where the weather was warm) and was also a bit confused, its presumably either temperature regulation or possibly trying to look bigger to other male sparrows. I also saw sparrows there lying flat on their belly (which I have not noticed before) on paving slabs presumably to enjoy the warmth from the stones.
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27-07-2010, 03:52 PM
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| | | Re: Half a patterned sparrow?
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Originally Posted by Jason Green ...ah, just read that it was feeding young! Not a juv. then. Still, I can't explain the lack of brown coverage on the back area - or why it would fluff-up in Summer.
I hope it isn't ill. | House Sparrows have plain grey/brown rumps, so not sure why the confusion! Steaking is confined to the mantle and scapulars.
Black bill also tells you it's a full adult male.
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