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Juicy Lunch
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Juicy Lunch

by Jerry Austin

Gallery: AvianPosted May 16, 20181,817 views7 comments
A sparrow from Wisconsin a few years ago. Not sure what species of sparrow this is. I liked the background and the caterpillar in this one. Processed with Lightroom, Photoshop and Lightzone. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 1DX Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f5.6
1/1000s
Focal Length 560mm (Teleconverter Engaged)
ISO 250

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 16, 2018 at 7:14 PM
Nice one, Jerry.  The caterpillar is a definite plus,and the pose would be nice without it.  Well done.
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 16, 2018 at 7:44 PM
Certainly well done. The caterpillar certainly adds to it. A little more room on the right and less on the left would make it just about perfect.
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Debapratim Saha on May 17, 2018 at 9:43 AM
Lovely pose with the catch on a nice setting,beautiful image Jerry.
Registered on February 4, 2018, 26 Posts, 101 Comments
Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on May 17, 2018 at 12:23 PM
Beautiful capture, Jerry.  Love that he has his lunch hanging out of his mouth.  Nice perch and excellent background.
Registered on May 27, 2017, 77 Posts, 844 Comments
Comment posted by Ed Williams on May 17, 2018 at 10:56 PM
Wow Jerry!!!  The worm looks bigger than the bird almost.  I love these predator prey shots.  Nice detail, light, setting, all is good.  Sorry, not sure what type it is.
Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 18, 2018 at 1:59 PM
Looks like a song sparrow. There are only a few sparrows with dark spots on their chests.
Nice pose, great prey and head-turn, and clear BG.
Nice catch!
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by David Schoen on May 20, 2018 at 5:51 PM
Excellent pose and perch.  Superb background.  This is probably a Song Sparrow although it is quite a bit brighter than the ones in my area for the most part.  I've never seen one with a bug in its mouth; they seem to prefer the suet in my feeders.
Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments