tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post4921096298462626690..comments2024-03-08T21:26:51.950+08:00Comments on A geriatric grandmother: X is for XENOPSMimsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-9785827711408622013-07-26T13:07:19.489+08:002013-07-26T13:07:19.489+08:00Sparrows aren't allowed over here in the West ...Sparrows aren't allowed over here in the West nor are blackbirds. I actually enjoyed seeing them when I was in Melbourne years ago. We try to protect our crops etc if we can and being so isolated helps. We are though having real problems with cane toads which were introduced into the cane fields of Queensland some years ago, but are now spreading and threatening our wildlife.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-2766377941572392052013-07-26T13:04:50.923+08:002013-07-26T13:04:50.923+08:00Yes quite unusual. I love to find out about diffe...Yes quite unusual. I love to find out about different species around the globe. xMimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-45122782684898836562013-07-26T13:04:03.716+08:002013-07-26T13:04:03.716+08:00We don't have sparrows in Western Australia so...We don't have sparrows in Western Australia so don't really know what they look like. I was surprised to find a bird beginning with the letter X.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-9818637260639422252013-07-25T20:54:14.742+08:002013-07-25T20:54:14.742+08:00That's what I was going to say River...they lo...That's what I was going to say River...they look a wee bit like sparrows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-48543140893853177802013-07-25T18:49:41.559+08:002013-07-25T18:49:41.559+08:00Oh it is a very pretty bird. Hug BOh it is a very pretty bird. Hug BButtons Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029439906543077861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-44274993113910725562013-07-25T18:41:47.060+08:002013-07-25T18:41:47.060+08:00He looks a lot like a sparrow, but more colourful ...He looks a lot like a sparrow, but more colourful and of course the beak is different.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.com