There are so many spectacular birds, even in my current urban environment: kingfishers, ravens, cormorants. I'm a huge fan of all things birb and borb - and yet somehow I often return to sketching common house sparrows.

We have a sparrow family in the garden. Theyโ€™re very social, always loud and chirpy, and they fiercely demand their food at the feeder. Quite handsome too if you look closely. I never get tired of observing and sketching these little guys.

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@naturesketchbook So pretty! ๐Ÿ˜

In Afrikaans we call these "Mossies" (plural) or "Mossie" (singular).

I can't say that I've ever seen them illustrated, but I got a warm happy feeling inside when I saw these ๐Ÿ˜Š