House Martin Shooing off a Sparrow (lemmy.world)

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Saundersfoot, Wales Canon R6+RF800mm lens

The House Martins were in the process of building this nest from harbour mud, though I think they gave up on it over the coming days. Why the sparrow was interested I do not know!

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[-] 13esq@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I've seen house sparrows take a house Martin's nest before, not sure if it was already abandoned or not.

this post was submitted on 26 Jun 2024

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