Perching Birds

Passeriform (order Passeriformes), also called passerine or perching bird, any member of the largest order of birds and the dominant avian group on Earth today. The passeriform birds are true perching birds, with four toes, three directed forward and one backward.

There is an unreasonable joy to be had from the observation of small birds going about their bright, oblivious business – Grant Hutchison