Looks

A House Sparrow cocks it head and looks up.

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A fine figure

This male House Sparrow cut a fine figure as it paused while hopping around on a cedar bush just outside my workplace.

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Forage

House Sparrows forage in a cedar bush.

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Watchful

A House Sparrow keeps a watchful eye on me as it cracks open a sunflower seed.

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Poke

Two House Sparrows poke among landscape rocks for sunflower seeds.

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Feeding song birds

I feed the birds year round, though less diligently in the warm months when multiple food sources are available.

A male House Sparrow helps itself to some oil sunflower seed.

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Visitor

A female House Sparrow drops in for a meal.

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Acrobat

Balancing on the suet feeder cage, a House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) helps himself.

 

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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.