Java sparrows in a plumeria

A pair of java sparrows in a plumeria tree
A pair of java sparrows in a plumeria tree

This pair of Java sparrows was easy to see flitting about in the bare branches of a plumeria tree. Plumerias start out this way before flowers bud and bloom. Leaves are the last to show.

Java sparrows are a favorite of mine, for their perky nature, bold marking, and those pink legs and beak.

Posted in response to Becky’s October Squares challenge theme of ‘Past Squares – In the Pink.’ See more responses here.

8 thoughts on “Java sparrows in a plumeria”

        1. Graham Post author

          I’m not sure. They were first recorded in the 1800s but then disappeared. The 1960s is the next recording but whether that was deliberate or accidental, I haven’t been able to find out.

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