Rusty Blackbird

[Shawn Zierman]

The rusty blackbird has been in a population decline for some time, though the reason(s) are unclear.
I always look forward to the few opportunities that I get with this species during fall migration. This
image was made this morning. The perch is set up. Food was used as an attractant.
Canon 7d, Sigma50/500os, iso400, f9, 1/320, reduced the yellow saturation in PP, cropped, USM.
Comments and critiques welcome.
Regards,
Shawn Zierman.

[Karl Egressy]

Yes, it is a rare bird. You are lucky that one came to your setup, Shawn. Nice perch, pose and complimentary background.

[Gary Esman]

Very nice, like the perch, background, HA and especially that eye.

[Jim Crosswell]

Nice image Shawn. I like the pose, perch, eye and BG.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

A good looking bird, nice warm light and eye contact. BG is also good. I would try to crop 3:2 for this one. I wish perch was smaller.

[Satish Ranadive]

Shawn,
Excellent image.not seen this bird before. Very nice details,lights and BG. Love the pose and eye.
Vertical composition will look great.

Regards,
Satish.

[Shawn Zierman]

Thanks for the feedback. Good call on the verticals Satish. I shot many of them as well :)

[Robert Holguin]

Excellent shot. I really like the pose, great perch, wonderful background, and great details.
Well done.

[MohsenVahedipour]

What a lovely bird that I have never seen before! Excellent pose, perch & HA. TFS

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great details, a great shot.

[arash_hazeghi]

Good pose, great light with good head angle and BG, Perch isn't bad either. Nice iridescence. some of the blacks are blocked and would be nice to see details on those areas.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Shawn, these poses always create such easy comps - lookback pose looking into space. We also get to see more of your BG. Good sharpness for such a slow ss, and I like what we can see of the perch.