Feeding the young, House Sparrows at home in Lock-down

The first 3 photos taken with my old lens the Nikon 55 -300mm.

Female House Sparrow (Passer domesticus). with her young family...

As above...

As above...

All the photos below were taken with the new Tamron Megazoom - 18-400 mm, You can see the better quality. Taken at the same distance as above.

Mum and the youngster...

As above...

and a second one arrives.

Dad trying to do his bit...

As above...

As above...

Guess Dad is getting fed up so he stamps his foot 😀

Just liked this shot of Mum and Dad...

and Mum taking a drink.

I was delighted yesterday to see outside the house an adult Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) with what I presume to be two youngsters. We have remarked that we have not seen any this year but they are obviously around even if not in such great numbers.

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Birds of Europe - seen in our French garden or overhead.

As always, I hope that my identification is correct, please let me know if there should be any mistakes.

I am not adding details today as these are all pretty common birds and easy to look up if necessary.

Great tit (Parus major), female.

French name - Mésange charbonnière

Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)...

French name - Hirondelle

As above.

Common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs), male.

French name - Pinson des arbres.

European greenfinch, (Chloris chloris), male...

French name - Verdier d'Europe.

As above, female.

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), Mrs giving Mr an earful!!

French name - Moineau domestique.

as above and making up again. 💗😉

Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus).

French Name - Mésange bleue

 Greenfinch and sparrow having an altercation.

Common or Eurasian Cranes (Grus Grus) flying South.

French name - Grue Cendrée.

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