Taken yesterday in Burlington.
Canon 1D Mark IV
Canon 500 f4.0 L IS Canon 1.4x
Manual Exposure
ISO 100
f 8.0
1/300 sec
fill flash at -1 1/3
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Taken yesterday in Burlington.
Canon 1D Mark IV
Canon 500 f4.0 L IS Canon 1.4x
Manual Exposure
ISO 100
f 8.0
1/300 sec
fill flash at -1 1/3
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What a sweet little bird. I like the pastel, quiet feel, the pose and the sharp details.

Love the soft marshy colours and BG Karl, frontal pose works for me but i'm always partial to a bit more side view when possible.
Nice one.
Neat perch, BG and calling pose. It looks a bit washed out on my monitor. I would increase contrast and lower the midtones a bit.
Agree with Axel's IQ comment, but I want to say that I like the composition very much.
Must love sparrows :)
Great composition Karl,
Axels version looks better on my monitor but I have never seen this bird so I don't know which is closer to reality.
tfs
Austin