The last sparrows have left my yard and started migrating north. I did manage to get a few images before they left though. Unfortunately, this guy was pretty ragged looking as it was still molting into breeding plumage. You can see the white pinfeathers above the eye.
Set up over sunflower seeds.
50D, 100-400 at 400
1/250, f/7.1, ISO 320
fill flash at -2, Tripod
Beautiful perch indeed, but I wish it would extend farther behind the bird and out of the frame. Nice BG and comp. Yes, ratty bird! He'll look good by the time he reaches his breeding grounds :-)