A male Brewer's Blackbird -- a bird with glossy dark black / purplish plumage and striking pale yellow eyes -- is on the dusty ground and scratching itself. Some out of focus House Sparrows are behind it

Scratchy Brewer’s

   26 August 2023
   ILCE-7RM5
   1/1600s    f/8   400mm   ISO 500
A male Brewer's Blackbird -- a bird with glossy dark black / purplish plumage and striking pale yellow eyes -- is on the dusty ground and scratching itself. Some out of focus House Sparrows are behind it