Urban Nature Pictures 7/11

[urbpan]

European starlings, a species on the decline in Europe.

Comments

[kryptyd.livejournal.com]

You don't like sparrows? You MONSTER!

Only joking. I'm sure they displace some perfectly good American animal or you wouldn't be anti-them.

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

House sparrows are a major pest, especially at the zoo. Their nesting habits are the worst, and they occur in plague numbers, fouling and devouring animal food. They do outcompete native birds in man-made environments too.