Dave, it was a male house sparrow, like the one that visited my garden last weekend. Male House Sparrow by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr
1D Mark IV, EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM +1.4x @560mm, f/8, 1/320s, ISO 640
It's similar to the less common tree sparrow, but the tree sparrow has a black patch on its cheeks.
Here's another garden visitor, often mistaken for a female sparrow but the narrower beak tells me that this is a dunnock. Dunnock by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr
1D Mark IV, EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM +1.4x @560mm, f/8, 1/250s, ISO 200
Andrew
The background effect in your photos is very interesting, any idea how its created?
Tony
Canon EOS 7D, EF-S 10-22, EF 24-105L, EF 50 f1.2L, EF 70-300L, 430EX.
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