House Sparrow dust bath

Next time you're in a parking lot, check out the little islands full of dry dirt and struggling shrubs.  A family of sparrows took great delight yesterday in the fine dust there, fluffing their feathers, ducking their heads, fluttering and cheeping, and generally being their rambunctious selves.  Yes, house sparrows are invasive and non-native, but if they can find fun and thrive in what is truly the most marginal of habitats, good for them.