[birding] RE: [obol] Death & Love among the birds

[Phil and Christina]

For another interesting take on the House Sparrow, read "Providence of a
Sparrow" by Chris Chester.

Phil Shepard
Elmira
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  Subject: [obol] Death & Love among the birds


        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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