return of the passer.

For years the House Sparrow has been an uncommon visitor in the garden. Their old barn was renovated nearly two decades ago, and the upshot was no more Sparrows chirping on lazy Summer's days. No more chittering on the chitting shed roof. 

But this Spring - for some reason - a couple of males have taken up residence at the back of the house behind my studio. Maybe it's because the bramble has mushroomed into a great basilica of intertwined sprays of thorns - who knows. I've not yet seen a female around, so it's not clear if they're back properly, but finger's crossed....