How fortunate I was to have this beautiful sparrow in my backyard for 2 1/2 days recently. I've typically had a hard time photographing this species in its' preferred habitat, so what a joy seeing it gorging on fallen seeds beneath my feeders. A quick setup with some old wood I had lying around, then me hiding behind my BBQ to wait for it, and voilą!
Canon 7DII + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC III, manual exposure,e valuative metering, 1/500s., f/5.6, ISO 800, natural light, handheld, FF, a stray sunflower seed removed from the lumber, and some minor bill cleanup to remove some dirty spots.
Wait long enough and they will come to you? This is a beauty of a shot, of a hard-to-get individual (and a nemesis bird for me). I don't know if increasing the ISO and stopping down several stops would have gained enough DOF to make a difference.
OK, you set out the perch and then get this beauty to land in the best spot and give you the perfect look back. Got a good chuckle at the mind's eye image of you behind your BBQ blind. Do I have to say PMP. TFS