The wild sparrows of Paris are very approachable compared to those in Ipswich, particularly around Notre-Dame cathedral where a large flock enjoys the hospitality of tourists, and the Seine nearby presumably supplies them with insects for their young.
Three sparrows feeding against a Paris
backdrop
Notre-Dame cathedral - the sparrows of
congregate
in the box hedges in the forgeround
Sharing lunch on the Champs Elysees
Experienced feeder
Hen and cock sparrow
Twelve sparrows interested in what
this individual has to offer
sparrows in the hedges in front of the
cathedral
From this report in the Independent it appears that the sparrows do Paris are still up to strength ten years later.