Savannah Sparrow

I revisited the blue grosbeak area after work in order to photograph grassland sparrows.  The area is a park that has baseball and softball fields, some tall grass prairie remnants, and weedy pasture around all the fields. Sedge wrens, grasshopper sparrows, and savannah sparrows are using the weedy pasture areas for nesting. With a storm approaching, the light decreased rapidly and the wind gusts became stronger which made photographing these sparrows like a whack a mole game at a carnival.  This is a female savannah sparrow that was perched precariously on a chickory stem.  I was close to the nest so she had her crest puffed up  and was chipping to lead me away from the area and I obliged. K5 IIs 600mm f5.6 (1/500 sec at f8.0, ISO 800) Levels, bump in contrast, Dfine 2, Topaz Detail, Cropped for comp...................................Jim