Sparrow in Flight

OK its not sharp,in fact its approaching blurred but its my first successful attempt (after a couple of million failures) to catch a bird in flight, close up. What appears to be a shadow down the right hand side of the bird, isnt(that would be impossible as it is the sky thats behind it) gives me the impression that it is applying the "air brakes". It was approaching a feeder. I am guessing, so please correct me if I am wrong.

Well done Ian . Good shot :thumbsup:
Not many small birds are sharp on inflight captures.