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This surprised me, House Sparrows here in the UK seem to get along with other small birds just fine, I never see any aggression at feeders or in the hedgerows.
by maxbaines 4y ago
This surprised me, House Sparrows here in the UK seem to get along with other small birds just fine, I never see any aggression at feeders or in the hedgerows.
- DonaldFisk 4y agoOther thing is that in England, notably London, as well as in some continental European cities, house sparrows are now scarce where they used to be abundant, so if you live there you shouldn't be deterring them. https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/house-sparrow/ https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/b... https://www.rspb.org.uk/our-work/conservation/projects/causes-of-population-decline-of-urban-house-sparrows/ https://www.rspb.org.uk/our-work/conservation/projects/cause... https://www.ua-magazine.com/2019/09/25/an-unsolved-mystery-the-disappearance-of-urban-house-sparrows/ https://www.ua-magazine.com/2019/09/25/an-unsolved-mystery-t...
- googlryas 4y agoMight have something to do with house sparrows evolving there and it being their native range, so other animals have had time to learn how to deal with them.