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A male house sparrow clings to a slender grass stalk in a meadow, facing right among tall seed heads, with a soft-focus hedge and pale overcast sky behind it.

Sparrow on a Seed Stalk

A male house sparrow perched on a tall dry seed stalk at a wild meadow edge under soft overcast light, in a tall vertical frame with open sky above.

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Original size800 × 2000
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LicenceFree, commercial use
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Prompt

Authentic nature photograph, tall vertical 2:5 portrait. A single wild male house sparrow clings to a slender dry seed stalk of tall grass at the edge of a rough hedgerow meadow, placed in the lower third of the frame, body angled sideways, head turned toward the open distance, caught in a natural unposed moment. Accurate anatomy, realistic feather detail in brown, chestnut and grey with a dark bib. Soft diffuse overcast daylight, natural muted colours, believable exposure. Tall stalks and a few seed heads rise into the frame above, with a pale, softly blurred grey-white sky and distant hedge in creamy out-of-focus background, giving an expansive free feeling. 400mm telephoto, shallow depth of field, subtle sensor grain, quiet documentary look. No people, no text, no logos, no watermarks.

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