Little bird outside Dobo

It was difficult to identify the bid from afar, but I think this is some kind of sparrow. I saw this bird outside Dobo a few weeks ago. Since the bird was perched on top of a rather large bush, I was able to walk up to the bush without startling the bird and scaring it away. In fact, as I walked closer, it didn’t seem threatened. I don’t think the bird is taking up permanent residence in the bush but it was using the bush as a form of protection. If the bird was looking for food, perching on a bush instead of in a tree may have given it a better view of bugs to eat off the ground. An additional benefit to using the bush as a form of protection is the physical barrier it provides along with the height. For example, if a cat wanted to try to catch the bird for its dinner, the cat would have to go through the bush and climb up without the bird being able to see or hear it, which would be a virtually impossible task. I’m not sure if the bush benefitted from the bird’s presence, so I would say this is a commensal relationship that benefitted the bird.

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