Forest Kingfisher

Another Australian species, and quite a common one. They seem to have a more cosmopolitan diet than our species and you find them all over the area we were in. This one was perched on a gate post which made finding a workable composition difficult. The whites may look blown, but the histogram says they're not; I think it's just the contrast with the dark bg.

7D, 500mm f4 + 1.4TC, propped on vehicle window sill, f5.6, 1/3200, Av mode with no compensation, iso 500. Processed in CS6 and cropped to 8.3MP. I cloned out some wire on the fence post (it wasn't rusty enough to fit the ambiance).

Your comments and criticisms are most appreciated.

Thanks for looking,