code

<a href="http://twitter.com/me" title="Twitter link">
<div id="twitterbird" class="sidebar-poster"></div></a>

div.sidebar-poster {
margin-bottom: 10px;
background-position: center top;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
width: 160px;
}
#twitterbird {
background-image: url('twitterbird.png');
}
#twitterbird:hover {
background-image: url('twitterbird_hover.png');
}