Grasshopper sparrow

[Grace Scalzo]

My first of this species. Slight crop, levels adjustment, sharpened.

1/1600, f8, iso800
Canon 1Dmk4, 500 f4 + 1.4tc + blubb from car as blind

[Jack Breakfast]

Nice portrait, that's for sure. You've really brought out the detail in this fine bird. And: lucky you! Yikes almighty, I'd love to see one of those...I'm a real sparrow novice and saw a savannah for the first time yesterday...

[Grant Atkinson]

Pretty much as good as can be Grace, image quality, background, and the perch with open bill make it an excellent pic for me.
cheers
Grant

[Humberto Ramos]

For me is perfect, BG is great, like the perch, and the open beak is an extra...

[Stan Cunningham]

Nothing to add to the above, did you call the bird in?

[christopher galeski]

very nice Grace,love the BG,and the beak open is a bonus.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Funny you post this as I just photographed this awesome species yesterday! Great calling pose and perch and beautiful green BG. I'd love to see this guy a little higher in the frame with a bit more perch showing.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Lovely pose great, subtle colouration and super detail. One heck of a good shot!

[Andreas Liedmann]

Agree with most of words that are spoken in the comments above.just really good in all terms.
Andreas

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great pose and colours.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Sweet, nice calling pose and perch. I like as posted and can see a vertisal as well.

[Peter Dexter]

Those aren't easy to see much less get a good photo. I think the image is a little bright though and I would try sliding back the exposure. I also think the bird looks a little lost in that expanse of light olive green and I would go for a tighter crop .