thanks a lot "details". Yes, those things covering the tree are all birds (otherwise the tree had no leaves at all). The fact that it looked as if the birds were acting as leaves fascinated me and prompted me to take a quick shot. I know the picture is not very clear. Like I have mentioned above, I had to take the picture while I was driving....it was also getting dark ..and I had a regular simple camera and on top of that I am not a professional photographer. Anyway thanks again.