Cheating Winter's Chill | Passer domesticus
A songbird escapes the day's last sunlight,
darting between snowflakes against the outlines
of darkening trees,
cheating winter's chill another day.
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The house sparrow is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, found in most parts of the world. A small bird, it has a typical length of 16 cm and a weight of 24–39.5 g. Females and young birds are coloured pale brown and grey, and males have brighter black, white, and brown markings.
Similar species: Perching Birds
By Rick Lieder
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Uploaded Jan 12, 2012.
