Imports

GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
edited March 19, 2006 in Wildlife
Backyard imports

I was shooting birds today and noticed that many of my favorite shots were of house sparrows and starlings. Neither of these birds are native to Ohio, or even the US I believe.

As I understand it, they were brought here from europe.


The House Sparrow
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The Starling

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Comments

  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2006
    just like a lot of other folks --just think what good photo folks us indians would have been and how much wildlife WE would have had to shoot :cry by the by the color in the starlings is great thumb.gif but I would still send them home clap.gif
    Jeff W

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  • dallasdallas Registered Users Posts: 1,638 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2006
    Good captures........I think those little birds are very difficult to get in-focus images.clap.gifclap.gif
    William
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2006
    Very nice Brian especially the sparrow shots. clap.gif
    Harry
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  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2006
    Nice shots! Your right neither are native to NA
  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited March 19, 2006
    Nice series Brian. You're correct about the Starling and the House Sparrow being introduced to this country. The main concern regarding this is the huge negative impact they have both had on the existing species, especially the Starling.
    Steve
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