Warbling Vireo.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Less dynamic pose than the one I posted last week, but a much better perch. We had good light, great background, OK perch, and a very cooperative subject. Not bad for an impromptu setup on a local trail.

Canon 7D + 100-400L @400mm, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/640s., f/6.3, ISO 400. Small crop for comp, audio used to lure the subject in. Minor eye-doctor work (darken pupil, lighten iris)

[Doug Brown]

Nicely balanced frame. Like the singing pose, nice perch, and the spider webs.

[thijs broekkamp]

Neat picture, nice pose and clean background!

[Marina Scarr]

Really like the lichen and web on the perch and the killer BG and calling pose. This comp works extremely well.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Dan, cool pose with the tilted head and open beak, and the perch has lots of character. I like the hint of yellow on the lower part of the body. Is this a female?

[arash_hazeghi]

nice pose and details nice BG too. it's just missing a big spider :bg3:

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great details and sharpness.

[Chris Kotze]

Excellnt detail, colours and pose

[rajojomanik]

Amazing IQ and background to go with a beautiful pose and perch.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Terrific execution of your vision, Dan. liked that the perch is entriely sharp which is usually an issue with these type of shots. Awesome on all fronts.

[P-A. Fortin]

Is this a female?

I do not know much about vireos, but if this was a female, I have never seen a female putting so much energy into singing!

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Excellent work! Light, bg, perch, details, all superb. Terrific execution, especially considering this is an impromptu setup.

[Peter Scholer]

Perfect background with the smooth yellows and greens working together so well. Just love lichened perches and this on has the web -great. Lovely expression with the singing on a sharp head and breast. HA and body pose are ideal. I like the composition too.

[christopher galeski]

nice image,like the cocked head,nice BG,like the perch.well done.

[Rachel Hollander]

Daniel - there's a nice delicate feel to this image. Excellent IQ, pose and details.

TFS,
Rachel

[Daniel Cadieux]

Thanks everyone! Stuart, the male and female of this species look similar...but I would guess this one was a male judging by its response to the audio.

[Karl Egressy]

Excellent shot, Daniel. Great IQ. nice singing pose and beautiful background.
Perch looks very nice too.
I had luck with this birds last year.
They were responsive to the call but totally ignored it this year.
Might be the timing wasn't right.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Thanks Karl! This is only my second ever Warbling Vireo responding favoribly to audio. I also tried two or three others that same day (in different spots) with no results at all. Sometimes just trying a different individual works, and yes, sometimes the timing is it too.

[Stu Bowie]

Thanks for the feedback Dan.

[Robert Holguin]

Fantastic shot. Love the pose, geat background, wonderful perch, and excllent details.
Very well done.