40D, Canon 100-400@400mm, 1/250 f 9.0, ISO 400, Fill Flash. Bkgnd is dark green Rhody bush in shadow.

40D, Canon 100-400@400mm, 1/250 f 9.0, ISO 400, Fill Flash. Bkgnd is dark green Rhody bush in shadow.
Nice detail in the sparrow. Good comp. as well. Would like the BG a little lighter.
I like the eye contact and perch. I might crop it as a vertical, remove the color cast, sharpen the bird more, lighten the BG and there seems to be a cloning artifact in the upper right.