Camouflage of the house sparrow or is it sparrows?

Great Lakes region, USA. March 2026.

Oly E-M1 @ 300mm, f/8, 1/160s, ISO 250.

Edited in darktable.

We're in the great thaw now. Birds are becoming quite active again.

Fun fact: the house sparrow is THE most widely distributed bird species. They exist on every continent except Antarctica.