I was a rather happy camper when this Bobolink decided to perch on something natural rather than on a farm post or barbed-wire (or grounded behind too-tall grasses). Approached from my car as slow as can be while praying that it would stay...it did, for more than a minute!
Canon 7DII + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC III, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/500s., f/5.6, ISO 1600, natural light, handheld, FF, eye work, toned down the bright back of the head via burning, as well as used the sponge tool to bring out the yellows on it.