[birding] Death & Love among the birds

[Jamie S.]

Let me preface this short story by saying that I'm not a fan of exotic species, but it's not their fault that they are here and they can have interesting characteristics, including behaviors.
 
Today while walking between buildings at work, I noticed 2 house sparrows sitting closely side-by-side in some bark dust. It didn't take long to see that the female was dead and the male was huddling close to his mate. 15 minutes later when I passed by again, the scene was the same. I've never felt so much sympathy for a house sparrow.
 
Jamie Simmons
Corvallis


      
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