Nesting Gila and the dark side of the House Sparrow

Guest post by Ed Dahlberg

I think I already sent one of these, but liked the one I got today of the one nesting in our cactus.

I believe this is a female Black-Chinned Hummingbird. Lots of florescent green!

Struggled a little with the identification of this one but believe it to be a Northern Mockingbird.

I had to force myself to take a picture of a House Sparrow. They’re an invasive species, introduced into Central Park from Europe. They’ve colonized all over the U.S. This shot is Arizona but see them all over Boise and MN as well. The issue with them is they are an aggressive bird that will kill the young of other birds to take over the nesting cavity.

-Ed