I went for Snow Geese and this is what I found.

Pesky but a good subject to shoot. Now on to the bird.....

I like everything about this but a tad more flash or a curves adjustment to the shadowed side of the bird would make it sing. Now if someone needs an image of a female house sparrow you have one.

Maybe something like this:

Great background and I like the rusty fence wire. There seems to be a bit much shadow on the bird itself for my tastes, anyway. Fantastic results for a 2x TC, nice and sharp.

Great shot. These pesky birds can be real hams at times.

Good shot, Tony. I like the colors in this one.

No less grand in nature's scheme of things and just as important as a Bald head and a greater wing span, One the first birds I recall seeing from when I was a child, ever so busy building it's nest inside clay barrel tiled roofs in my town, nests bulging with twigs, horse hair and the occasional bit of fabric that adorned the entrance to the nursery deep inside, the only tell tale sign that spring had arrived in a place were summer is no different than winter or for that matter fall from spring, Funny how a little bird reminds you of so many wonderful days gone by when you were a child!!, It just made me smile!!!
One image I will remember you by!!!! Congrats!!!

Tony,

Points for posting a House Sparrow. Great shot. Like the combination af spider web, drop and fence. Great BG. I'm also impressed with the repost.

Anthony,

I like these sparrows on rusty fences. The BG works well with the gamut of brown tones throughout the image. The right side of the bird is to dark to show the detail. A slight gamma adjust would do it.

Excellent shot, Tony. I actually like the wire in this image. The web and drops are added bonuses.

Tony
I like this little guy....nothing wrong with adding a little diversity to the portfolio. Spiderweb and droplet add a nice touch.

Those cornfields seem to make nice oof backgrounds! So when are we going to see your snow geese images?

Tony,

I like the side lighting. It gives a nice moody feel. The water drop and spider web add character to the rusty fence.

Very nice!!

Well at least you made the best of the situation - good job handling the backlighting

Very nice mage. I'd consider lightening up the shadow on the face which would be really easy with software.

I have her twin! Sweet, Anthony. I need to learn about this PS curves thing. I do like what Greg did.

Tony,

Nice shot. The repost did a great job of reducing the shadows. I like what the fence, web, and water drop add to the image.

Tony, Greg's repost really helped your fine image.

Jim

Nice job AM, very effective use of flash..

Excellent shot Tony! Love the detail and colours in the Sparrow and the water drop and spider web are a bonus!!.

Excellent!