In my backyard stood a tall Russian olive tree that sparrows and other birds loved to sit in year-round. On this summer day, I sat beneath it watching a mother fly down to grab seeds from a bird feeder and then return to the tree to feed her juvenile young. After watching them for a while and not being able to get any good photos, this sparrow flew to the end of a branch near where I was sitting and peered around the leaves, looking at me.
In my backyard stood a tall Russian olive tree that sparrows and other birds loved to sit in year-round. On this summer day, I sat beneath it watching a mother fly down to grab seeds from a bird feeder and then return to the tree to feed her juvenile young. After watching them for a while and not being able to get any good photos, this sparrow flew to the end of a branch near where I was sitting and peered around the leaves, looking at me.