The sparrows are back. Strange, we have a garden-full of greenfinches,
yet we're excited by the return of the sparrows. They've been missing
from our garden for at least three years ... although there were always
good populations on the hilltop, less that quarter mile away. There are
several Song thrushes up the hill that are rare at our end.

Earlier this spring we have also been visited by our first ever gold
finches and chaffinches! Strange!

There's always a good selection of bird food in our garden.
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