Mourning Dove drinking

[Roy Priest]

One from this morning.
D7100, ISO 640, - 1/3 EV, 1/2500 @ 7.1, 500mm

[John Robinson]

Its the camera that does it again !!
Nice one Roy Beautiful graduated backdrop and detail on the Dove.
Its a whole different light having to do woodland stuff with large trees around . I had an hour in the hide today and I,ve never seen the birds so nervous. Not of me, but something- maybe a sparrow hawk around.
Cheers
John
PS From Marinas advice on the water level on mymoorhen and using the eye reflection line up- then maybe this could do with a very slight CW rotation?

[Gianluca Molina]

Very very pretty BG, colour and quality.
small personal note: I slightly off the Tortora

[Glenn Conlan]

Your low position really makes this outstanding

[Raybel Robles]

Lovely frame. The pose of the bird is superb and beautiful colors surrounding the subject! and perfect low angle POV!

[Mike Poole]

Beautiful light and great timing, agree with John about the slight rotation

[Roy Priest]

Thanks everyone for the comments. Regarding the rotation of the image- I think the world of nature doesn't have many straight lines and I was quite happy to leave in a natural slope. But your mileage bay vary.:bg3: