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Tree Sparrow

Martin Hughes-Games presents the Tree Sparrow. The tree sparrow looks like a freshly-scrubbed house sparrow; with its russet cap, white cheeks and smarter appearance.

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Martin Hughes-Games presents the Tree Sparrow. With its russet cap, white cheeks and smarter appearance, the tree sparrow looks like a freshly-scrubbed house sparrow. Unlike house sparrows whose sexes look very different, the male and female tree sparrows are identical.

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Sun 7 May 2023 08:58

Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)

Image courtesy of RSPB (rspb-images.com)

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  • Tue 26 Nov 2013 05:58
  • Tue 30 Jun 2015 05:58
  • Wed 21 Dec 2016 05:58
  • Mon 21 Jan 2019 05:58
  • Tue 5 Jan 2021 05:58
  • Sun 7 May 2023 08:58

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