House Sparrow - HD Mini-Documentary

Transcript: "The House Sparrow is considered to be the most widely distributed bird on the planet. It is native to Europe, Asia and parts of Africa. It was also introduced to the Americas, New Zealand and Australia.

In North America it was introduced to several U.S. cities in the 1800s as a way to control pests and then quickly spread across the continent. This move was considered to be a mistake because the House Sparrow is an aggressive bird that will take over the nests of native species such as House Martins and Bluebirds.

These house sparrows have taken over abandoned cliff swallow nests.

The House Sparrow prefers human-affected areas such as urban, suburban and farm environments. It is rarely found in wilderness areas such as woods, grasslands or desert.

These sparrows prefer to eat seeds and grain, but will also feast on flowers and insects.

The House Sparrow is one of only three birds in the U.S. that is not protected by law from hunting. The other two are the Rock Pigeon and European Starling."

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Pets & Animals

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• sparrow
• bird
• wildlife
• nature
• documentary
• mini
• james
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• cliff
• swallow
• birder
• birdfeeder
• birdwatcher

[Coleaptera]

Wow nice. I think my school has house sparrows. They look just like them.

[AgileHProductions]

@Coleaptera There are several sparrows that look similar to each other. I think Tree Sparrows and House Sparrows can be easy to mix up if you don't know what to look for.

[TheDog9892]

Can you do a video over the grey catbird?

[AgileHProductions]

@TheDog9892 I don't think I can find a grey catbird. Are they in Ohio?

[stellapolaregirl]

I love house sparrows! They are so lovely! Beautiful video! :-)

[AgileHProductions]

@stellapolaregirl What's your favorite bird?

[AgileHProductions]

@markcocjin I hope you've recovered.

[AgileHProductions]

@sheyon1000 I prefer a Sony VX2100. It shoots a really nice picture.

[TheDog9892]

@TheDog9892 yes they are in ohio

[TheDog9892]

@AgileHProductions well there was one here in southeastern Oklahoma I might check its range and reply again if it is (I used to have a baby grey cat bird he was loads of fun :D)

[stellapolaregirl]

@AgileHProductions I love house sparrow!

in my area (northern Italy) house sparrows have steadily declined.

and I am very sorry!

(sorry for my bad english...!)

I also love robin! :-)

[AgileHProductions]

@ongawesgone I'm not insulted. This is just documenting the reality of our world. It's not an endorsement of House Sparrows. I just saw two bluebirds this morning at the park. It was pretty cool.

[AgileHProductions]

@MyMurphysLaw I can't imagine they have much meat and their little bird bones. I'll stick to chicken.