Male House Sparrow At Roche Harbor

Today was a quiet sleepy day...too much partying last night with our friend from Seattle who came to visit. But always fun to catch up:))) I got out to take a few photos and came upon a flock of house sparrows literally 3 feet in front of me. They didn't seem to mind me there, so I was able to get off a few shots with Bob's new camera. I rather like that camera (better watch out, or it may become MINE:)))))

Here is a bit of info about the house sparrow:
The House Sparrow was introduced into Brooklyn, New York, in 1851. By 1900 it had spread to the Rocky Mountains. Two more introductions in the early 1870s, in San Francisco and Salt Lake City, aided the bird's spread throughout the West. House Sparrows are now common across all of North America except Alaska and far northern Canada.

The House Sparrow takes frequent dust baths. It throws soil and dust over its body feathers, just as if it were bathing with water. In doing so, a sparrow may make a small depression in the ground, and sometimes defends this spot against other sparrows