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🎵 "I really can't stay
Baby, it's cold outside
I've got to go away
Baby, it's cold outside..."🎵

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Photograph of a female house sparrow perched on a slender branch with out of focus branches and vague whites and grays in the back ground. The sparrow is facing right in profile and has its feathers fluffed up to stay warm in cold weather. Female house sparrow have grey to tan belly and chest feathers, brown wing and back feathers with white and black markings, a brown head with a tan mask that extends from the eye to the back of the head, dark eyes, a yellow-orange beak that turns brown near the tip beak, and brown legs and feet.
Photograph of a male house sparrow perched on a slender branch with out of focus branches and snow in the background. The sparrow is facing left in profile, has its feathers fluffed up to stay warm in cold weather, is leaning slightly forward, and has its beak slightly open. Male house sparrows have grey belly and chest feathers with a black and grey bib, brown wing and back feathers with white and black markings, a brown head with grey cheeks and grey cap, dark eyes with a black mask that wraps around the eyes, beak, and chin, a silvery-grey beak, and brown legs and feet.
2nd photograph of the same female house sparrow perched on a slender branch with out of focus branches and vague whites and grays in the background. The sparrow is facing right in profile and has its feathers fluffed up to stay warm in cold weather. While it is nearly identical to the previous female photo, in this photo the bird's visible right eye is squinting due the light or possibly sleepiness. Female house sparrows have grey to tan belly and chest feathers, brown wing and back feathers with white and black markings, a brown head with a tan mask that extends from the eye to the back of the head, dark eyes, a yellow-orange beak that turns brown near the tip beak, and brown legs and feet.
2nd photograph of the same male house sparrow perched on a slender branch with out of focus branches and snow in the background. The sparrow is facing left in profile and has its feathers fluffed up to stay warm in cold weather. In this photo the sparrow is centered on its feet and its beak is closed. Male house sparrows have grey belly and chest feathers with a black and grey bib, brown wing and back feathers with white and black markings, a brown head with grey cheeks and grey cap, dark eyes with a black mask that wraps around the eyes, beak, and chin, a silvery-grey beak, and brown legs and feet.
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