At age ten, I started #birding after moving to Australia and falling in love with the colorful and charismatic parrots of Canberra.

Upon moving back to Michigan a year later, I kept it up and loved it—but after Australia, I just couldn't really get into sparrows. Too little-brown-bird for me.

Funny how time changes you. These days, I adore the precise and exquisite tweeds of North American sparrows.

Below, a lovely Lincoln's sparrow taken in Seattle last week.

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