Fox Sparrows were at my backyard photo blind Sunday. I’ve set up in front of a brush pile in a wooded part of the yard. Given the sun’s angle, however, not more than 10 percent of my camera’s field of vision was in shade created by tree trunks. But that’s where the sparrows spent 90 percent of their time. They’d dash from the cover of the brush through the areas brightly lit by the sun and on into the shade where they foraged for seeds. I assume the birds favor the shade because they are less likely to be seen there by predators. This Fox Sparrow was posing in the protection of the brush pile.  

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