The Prince of sparows

by Sandra Santee
(Hill Country of Texas)

I live in the hill country of Tx. where the springs are long and the winters mild. Except for this year, I have lived here for 25 years and this year is the first time it really snowed for a whole day.

Of course it did not stay on the ground for a whole day, but it stayed long enough for pictures.

I have been telling stories about the Cardinals that have made my yard their home and this is the on going story of the boy Cardinal that was born in my very large oak tree.

We have named him the prince of sparrows for a very good reason. Ever since he was a kid he would hang out in a large bush that was the home of many ,many sparrows, for what reason he did this I am not sure, maybe he was lonely.

Now all grown up, he still hangs out with them or they are hanging out with him . Wherever he goes there are always at least 3 to 5 sparrows with him which seemed to suit him just fine until he took a mate.

She is a very nice well brought up lady, who has tried to understand his way of life. Where she comes from, nice Cardinals don`t hang out with sparrows but love is strange and she has learned to except his wayward ways and his friends.