Passer hispaniolensis
            
               (L 5.9-6.3" Wt 0.78-1.3 oz)
          
         
            
               Slightly larger than the house
               sparrow...found around the Medit.
               Sea and SW and central Asia.
          
         
         
            
               Near Melnik
            
               Bulgaria
            
               16May2015
          
         
            
               Near Kulata
            
               Bulgaria
            
               17May2015
          
         
            
               Lake Kerkini
            
               Greece
            
               17May2015
          
         
            
               Often seen living in Stork nests
               ...even when storks are present.
          
         
         
            
               Passer in Latin means
               sparrow.
          
         
            
               © Paulo
               Narciso
            
               Macaulay
               Library