Barred Antshrike male

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Another cool bird from our country, well it is a neotropical bird indeed.

I have to go back to the forest and find the beautiful and less barred famale, may be next month. I have to admit that when I first saw this guy though my binacs I thought about a zebra!

MarkIV+840mm+ISO320+Fill flash+1/40sec+PS+almos FF.

Thanks for your kind comments and time.

Have a great Sunday. :)

[keith mitchell]

Great looking bird on a very nice BG Juan ,I think you have also made a very good job of the composition, very nice indeed.
I followed the call of one of these birds on a recent trip to Tobago thinking it was the call of a Falcon only to find this bird making the call, we live and learn!

Keith.:S3:

[gail bisson]

A beautiful image.
The diagonal perch looks great. The position of the shrike is excellent.
I like the way the BG transitions into a darker green but wonder if desaturating the greens ever so slightly would make the antshrike pop a bit more.
Gail

[Graeme Cox]

Juan..BG, Placement, Perch, all spot on what a lovely image.. :S3:

[Daniel Cadieux]

Way cool bird, and a first for me. Perch, comp, BG, raised crest all excellent. Not sure if there is a cyan cast on the plumage or not?

[Lorant Voros]

Pretty perfect for me. What a nice bird! Love the pose and the punk look. Very nice work, Juan Carlos.

[Martin Dunn]

cool shot Juan Carlos. Never seen one of these before.
Nice pose and perch. I feel the green of the BG does overwhelm the image a bit and could maybe be toned down.

[John Robinson]

I agree about the comments on the background. Nice to see a perch with leaves on too !! Great looking bird.
JR

[Arthur Morris]

Stunning bird, perch, and BKGR. Was this image created at a set-up?

[Arthur Morris]

ps: just read some more above. I love the green BKGR as is :).

[vishaljadhav]

i love all aspects of this image, great looking bird
you always have these fantastic species on show, i just love them

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Really nice. I wondered about the setting too as it is so nice. Great detail and colors.

[Holger Leyrer]

Amazing frame of this bird. Love the pose, perch and BG

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Stunning bird, perch, and BKGR. Was this image created at a set-up?
Hello Arthur and many thanks for your kind comment. No bird feeder or set up here but I used audio playback.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

ps: just read some more above. I love the green BKGR as is :).

And yes, I prefer the darker green as is :)

[Arthur Morris]

Hello Arthur and many thanks for your kind comment. No bird feeder or set up here but I used audio playback.

Thanks. We ask that folks let everyone know in their original post if they are working at a feeder or if the bird was attracted into photographic range with food or audio. Please do so in the future. Thanks.

[Jim Crosswell]

Beautiful image Juan! I like the perch, pose, raised head feathers, IQ, light, details, BG and composition. I would like this see this bird one day.

[Shawn Zierman]

Brilliant image of a brilliant looking bird. I enjoy all aspects of the image and agree with every compliment offered so far. The perch quality and characterstics are particularly appealing.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Fantastic work, Juan! I echo all the compliments above. Congrats!