A sad image of a little bird baby which has tried to eat plastic and died of it.

#122

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Easy Least concern Photographed

2 photos · first photographed 2025-05-11

Distribution

Range

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Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)

Quick facts

Group: Birds
Family: Passeridae
Size: 14–18 cm (length)
Weight: 24–40 g
Diet: Seed eater
Lifespan: 3–5 yrs
Habitat: Towns, Villages, Farmyards, Gardens

About

The house sparrow is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, found in most parts of the world. It is a small bird that has a typical length of 16 cm (6.3 in) and a mass of 24–39.5 g (0.85–1.39 oz). Females and young birds are coloured pale brown and grey, and males have brighter black, white, and brown markings.

Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.

My photos

A dead bird lying on a gravel like surface. The bird is lying with its belly on the ground and looking to the left into the camera. The eye is open. On the head there is spreading some kind of fungus.

2025-05-31 105mmf/11.01/125ISO 2500 NIKON Z 8NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR Sdarktable 5.0.1House SparrowCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA)Lukas Nagelbird, dead, death, fungus, nature, natureIsPrutal, naturePhotography, outdoors, photo, photography

This image is a powerful reminder what happens if human trash lands in the nature. DO NOT LITTER!2025-05-11 105mmf/9.01/200ISO 125 NIKON Z 8NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR Sdarktable 5.0.1House SparrowCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA)Lukas Nagelanimal, bird, birdPhotography, closeup, death, nature, naturePhotography, outdoors, photo, photography, sad