i just came to say hello

We see, human, that you have been sitting here for some time and have made no suspicious moves, so we will now hop down to have a closer look and sing to you.

Listen to American Tree Sparrow audio on Cornell Lab’s All About Birds.

an american tree sparrow clings to a vertical twig, looking curiously at the camera. their beak is half gray on top, yellow-orange on the bottom; they have a gray head with a red-brown cap and a cream tummy.
the tree sparrow is on a thick fallen branch that angles up from the ground, worn smooth with time. the sparrow looks straight ahead at the camera, giving them an orb-like appearance.
the tree sparrow has hopped to the very end of the branch, tilting their head curiously to examine the seeds on offer.

American Tree Sparrows photographed in Treefriend’s Marsh, February 10.