The male sparrows were busy guarding their property this afternoon in the Tiergarten. The women were either gathering food or busy inside the houses. Look closely, you might see one below.
The birdhouses and the trees are all numbered here, this being Germany. You could probably send a postcard to this sparrow: “Herrn Spatz von Sperlingdorf, Hausnr. 76, Baum 144-15, Großer Weg, Tiergarten, 10557 Berlin”
Adrienne,
Talk about organized! I never would have thought to put a number on a birdhouse just as they do with human houses–that is a hoot! These house sparrows descend in hordes on the parking lot at the local Walmart and Target stores. I don’t have any here, so my bluebirds are safe;) Pearl