This might be the least action-packed cycling week so far. Monday A blustery ride to work. Lately, in the mornings, I've been noticing sparrows: today on Mt Pleasant there was one fluttering about that didn't move until I shooed it, and then on Glasgow at the intersection there was one having a great time pecking at something on the road. I will always stop for a bird. But these birds are not very street-smart. NZ Birds Online tells me sparrows lay eggs between September and early February, so maybe these are young sparrows still getting their bearings. (One thing I had not known: in NZ the average clutch for sparrows is just under four eggs, and there can be up to four clutches a year, but usually less than half of those eggs make it out alive.)
Cycling week 15
Cycling week 15
Cycling week 15
This might be the least action-packed cycling week so far. Monday A blustery ride to work. Lately, in the mornings, I've been noticing sparrows: today on Mt Pleasant there was one fluttering about that didn't move until I shooed it, and then on Glasgow at the intersection there was one having a great time pecking at something on the road. I will always stop for a bird. But these birds are not very street-smart. NZ Birds Online tells me sparrows lay eggs between September and early February, so maybe these are young sparrows still getting their bearings. (One thing I had not known: in NZ the average clutch for sparrows is just under four eggs, and there can be up to four clutches a year, but usually less than half of those eggs make it out alive.)