Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Street Scene

Two of these House Sparrows have white feathers.
One rather prominently. (Here’s some information on leucristic feathering.)
Bossy pigeon moves in.

mthew

3 responses to “Street Scene”

  1. Charles McAlexander

    I’ve seen “Vesper” House Sparrows in Central Park in the past. Leucism can take many forms. This one gives me pause because of the species it could have been.

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  2. Paul Lamb

    I suppose that bit of white bread bun is nutritionally suspect for those birds.

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    1. mthew

      Just as it is for bipedal forms like ourselves, though these species may handle it better than ducks?

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