Table for one

Table for one

We set a table underneath the bird feeder, where it catches the seed spilling out of the feeder. This House Sparrow (link courtesy http://www.allaboutbirds.org) quickly took advantage of the bounty.

Splish splash

Splish splash

I filled the bird bath/water dish for the first time this season, and this male House Sparrow was fairly quick to take advantage.

House Sparrow

House Sparrow

A flock of sparrows roosts in a neighbour’s cedar tree. Though individuals have lived and died a flock has lived there for as long as I’ve been in Dresden, surviving marauding outdoor cats, hawks, and harsh winters like the one drawing to an end. Sparrows are a little plain compared to goldfinches, cardinals, and other gaudier songbirds. Yet their gregariousness and raucous conversations add cheer and livens up a late winter day.