My favorite sparrow species, and this one is really showing of its way-cool striped crown! Either that, or it's daring anyone to go past this point, ha! A seed offering was placed directly below the frame to encourage subjects onto the perch(es).
Canon 7DII + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC III, manual exposure , evaluative metering, 1/500s., f/7.1, ISO 800, natural light, handheld, about 85% FF, toned down shiny middle-part of the perch via burn tool.