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Photograph of a male and female house sparrow perched on separate slender branches next to a large tree trunk with blue sky in the background. The female sparrow is in sharp focus and is facing the camera with her read turned to the left leaving one eye visible. She is perched on a branch that angles from the lower left frame to the upper right. The male sparrow is in the background and is out of focus. He is facing away from the camera with his head turned slightly to the left leaving one eye visible. He is perched on a branch that angles down from the left center frame, crosses behind the female's branch, and ends at the lower middle-right frame. 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. Male house sparrow 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.