Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Now I'm in Manila in the Philippines, and still not seeing many birds. Of course, in a crowded, noisy place such as this, that's not surprising. However, through the bus window yesterday I did enjoy a brief encounter with these Eurasian Tree Sparrows that landed in a flurry on a rooftop beside the street. At a glance, they could easily be mistaken for the House Sparrows that are common in all the towns of the U.S.