The Seven Year Itch

When your claws don't reach you, you have to improvise with the available resources. That is exactly what this sparrow did , when it had to scratch under its wings.
Photographed at aperture priority, f/4.5 shutter speed 1/40 sec. ISO80

Mirror, mirror upon the wall, Who is the fairest fair of all?"

Photographed this female sparrow, looking on its reflection outside my house (Probably getting ready for a date!). I was always taught that animals don't have self awareness, other than the odd dolphin and apes. Well are we wrong? The male Sparrow has darker hues, compared to the female and is easy to identify.
f/4.5 , shutter speed: 1/500 sec. ISO 80, photographed on aperture priority.