A House Sparrow cocks it head and looks up.

A House Sparrow cocks it head and looks up.

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

House Sparrows forage in a cedar bush.

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

Two House Sparrows poke among landscape rocks for sunflower seeds.

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.


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.