Tag Archives: sparrows

Thoughts on coming eye to eye with a pigeon on its nest

Posted on August 5, 2023 by jonathan trustram

Feral, that’s what they are. That means they’re ours, and yet not ours. Their ancestors, the rock doves, are still around, mostly on sea cliffs but also inland. Unlike true wild species of birds their colours cover a dazzling range, … Continue reading →

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skylarks, diversity and uniformity

Posted on February 19, 2021 by jonathan trustram

…. and a post script to the last piece, which could go on and on but here’s just one interesting picture. By early May the snow on the ski runs on Parnassos has melted and the stony base of one … Continue reading →

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At St John’s, Waterloo, May 2018

Posted on May 13, 2018 by jonathan trustram

  I was coming round the corner of the church last sunday when all of a sudden I saw two little birds on the tarmac in front of the condemned box hedge. I was amazed.They looked like sparrows. They were … Continue reading →

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sparrows, with footnotes in Bern.

Posted on August 19, 2012 by jonathan trustram

I thought we had the situation under control.  I saw myself, without being aware of it, in a priestly role, a guardian of the holy places which provided sanctuary for God’s creatures, a dozen or so surviving sparrows which flitted … Continue reading →

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