Spug

I was surprised to find that House Sparrows have other, local, common names. Then I was shocked that so many people I know knew them. Spug, Spuggie and Spadger got immediate recognition from friends. I’ve always known them as Sparrows.

House Sparrow - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)

Whatever you call them, they’re little stunners.

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4 Responses to "Spug"

elisabeth says:

23 February, 2023 at 9:31 am

I love the photo! They’re my favourite bird amidst all the other stunning and interesting ones, and I am deeply worried that their number has greatly decreased, at least in Switzerland, and is still decreasing…
The Eurasian Tree Sparrow (passer montanus, Feldsperling) too is in decline, of course, due to destruction of his/her habitat. What a colossal parasite mankind has become!!!

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  25 February, 2023 at 12:31 pm
  
  Thanks so much Elisabeth. Yes, Sparrows were my gateway drug to nature addiction, and losing them will remove a vital way into nature for many young people. I hope we manage to reverse their decline.
  
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Heather Owens says:

24 February, 2023 at 9:21 am

Enjoying the current noisy bustle of ‘Spuggies’ vying for nest sites in the house eaves. They seem to use the Swift nests and vacate before their return. Where I grew up though, ‘Spuggy’ was slang for chewing gum and ‘Spuggy Legs’ a disparaging name for someone tall and thin!!

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1. David @ the HALL of EINAR says:
  
  25 February, 2023 at 12:33 pm
  
  Yes, there’s something very welcoming and homely about sharing our houses with birds where we can. ‘Spuggy legs’ is brilliant.
  
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