It was not at all perturbed by my circling it as I struggled to get a good angle. Again the camera cooperated by focusing on the bird rather than the branch.

It flew down to the feeder, which was a bit of a surprise given how stationary it had been until then. Having gotten there, it's inexperience showed.

For all its struggles, it ended up with a seed!

However, it looks as though it proceeded to drop it. This following shot and the one after it were taken within a fraction of a second of each other, so I'm afraid all

Once again, the bird just sat there inviting me to take pictures. This time, it was easier to frame and so I got this excellent shot:

I was also able to get this picture of the bird's back:

Donna

I guess I just wanted it to be a song sparrow. It was the eye that misled me more than anything else. I expected it to be more pronounced in a house finch. But I just have looked more closely at the shape of the beak.

I guess there's no way to fix a topic title here, is there.

Thanks,

Dave