Displaying Red-wing

Gallery: AvianPosted January 23, 2015614 views7 comments

Another visitor from my wait for the Rough-legged Hawk at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. Seemed odd to see Red-winged Blackbirds displaying and singing in mid-January.

I appreciate your critiques and comments.

Cropped to 68% of original (13.7 or 20MP)

f/7.1, 1/1250, ISO 400

7D2, 500mm, 1.4x TC, noodle resting on car window

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Steve Thompson on January 23, 2015 at 9:33 PM

Brian, I like this a lot. The details in bird and the calling pose are great. The background is perfect and I like that you decided to leave the reed on the right even though it would have been an easy clone. Well done!

Registered on August 7, 2014, 125 Posts, 2319 Comments

Comment posted by keith mitchell on January 24, 2015 at 3:55 AM

Brian super detail on this Blackbird your exposure must be spot on, remember seeing these birds in Florida,very nice piece of work.

Keith.

Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on January 24, 2015 at 7:08 AM

Nice detail and pose Brian

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on January 24, 2015 at 7:12 AM

The pose and expression make the shot here. Always find it hard to frame these birds when in Bear River (which is once a year in August) ..

, Hans

Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 24, 2015 at 9:47 AM

Love the head detail and background. Well done.

Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments

Comment posted by David Bogener on January 24, 2015 at 1:17 PM

Nice pose. Good detail in the blacks and an interesting perch. The background really serves to compliment the bird. Not sure if the twig on the right adds to the image?

Registered on October 30, 2013, 417 Posts, 1255 Comments

Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on January 24, 2015 at 7:28 PM

Very beautiful bird, nice perch, great background.
If this were mine, I would probably clone out the twig on the right. But that's a personal preference.
Great image as is.

Registered on December 18, 2012, 162 Posts, 975 Comments