Friday, March 25, 2005
The Sparrow.
Nice to hear that sparrow numbers have risen in Scotland after a 25 year decline. When I was a kid there were hordes of them, and nobody really took much notice, just took the "cheeky wee sparra" for granted and threw out the crumbs for them.
Apparently there was an average of 10 house sparrows per garden in 1979, and that fell to a low of 5.2 last year. By February this year numbers had risen to 5.8. Experts don't know why they became so scarce or why the population is suddenly going up again.
There are still none in my garden, although the habitat here is ideal for them. Because of that, I don't have a picture of a sparrow, only something that EATS them.
Drawing by Colcam.
Apparently there was an average of 10 house sparrows per garden in 1979, and that fell to a low of 5.2 last year. By February this year numbers had risen to 5.8. Experts don't know why they became so scarce or why the population is suddenly going up again.
There are still none in my garden, although the habitat here is ideal for them. Because of that, I don't have a picture of a sparrow, only something that EATS them.
Drawing by Colcam.
© Colcam 2005-2007
