Red-Breasted Nuthatch

[Doug Brown]

I spent a day photographing with Jim Neiger last November. This was captured in the Sandia Mountains while Jim was using bird-calls to attract the birds to us.

http://birdwhisperer.smugmug.com/photos/281518577_PTTiV-X2.jpg

Canon 1D Mark III, 500mm + 1.4x, f/5.6, 1/400, ISO 1000, flash, monopod

[Freddy Franzella]

Nice detail on the Bird Doug! not to fond of the background though. but some times that cannot be helped. I was playing my Bird-Jam and one of these flew at me landed on my camera and then jumped up on my head.

[Robert Smith]

Great capture of a quick little bird. Great detail on the bird, and a charismatic perch. The background doesn't bother me...

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hi Doug,
IMO the BG is OK (athough I would work on blending the branch shadow in the BG)....... and the bird is VG.....my only wish is to see the tail (no contol over that)...........so overall.........it's a fine keeper!

[Steve Canuel]

Nice detail in the bird. I like the simplicity of the image.
Steve

[Greg Lasley]

Good eye contact and head angle. Really a clean, sharp image and one of my favorite birds. Great job. The BG is fine with me too. Personally, I like backgrounds that have some texture...it just adds the realism of where the bird was, and I enjoy that.

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Doug I like the intense pose and perch I think the same bg without the dark tone would be better Do like it as presented !!!

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Very nice capture with excellent pose and detail . I also would have liked to see the tail but aslo like it as presented. fine work ?Doug.