Red-winged Blackbird.

[Karl Egressy]

This individual is a first spring/summer male.
He will have the breeding plumage next year.
Actually I like this plumage.
Thanks for looking.

Canon 5DM3
Canon 500 f4.0 L IS II +1.4x III
ISO 400
1/1000 s
f 7.1
HH

[Marina Scarr]

His plumage goes great with the BG and perch and I love that calling pose. Here's another crop option for you to consider. It removes the offending twigs, brings the image in a little tighter while putting the bird in the top left third of the frame. Not conventional maybe...but I rather like it. The color palette here is jut awesome!

[Karl Egressy]

His plumage goes great with the BG and perch and I love that calling pose. Here's another crop option for you to consider. It removes the offending twigs, brings the image in a little tighter while putting the bird in the top left third of the frame. Not conventional maybe...but I rather like it. The color palette here is jut awesome!

Excellent option Marina. I like it, thanks.

[keith mitchell]

Karl the singing pose makes this for me, agree with Marina re the crop and also (The color palette here is jut awesome!) very nice piece of work.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Love the pose and the double cattail perch. Nice details. I like the repost but I also like the OP (just those two dark oof twigs at right to remove)

[Steve Kaluski]

Gorgeous Karl, both have merits, however I prefer the OP if you just blend those twigs out giving more room to look into.

TFS
Steve

[Arthur Morris]

I like the light, both crops, and the singing pose. Bummer that the cattails got under the wing and pushed it up a bit unnaturally.... And yes of course to losing the twigs in the OP.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Beautiful Karl, I like the light and soft tones. Great composition.

[Binu John]

Beautiful shot! I like both crops, but prefer the crop in the OP. I would clone out that OOF twigs. Love that singing pose, background, perch, OOF cattails and light!