Boat-tailed Grackle (f)

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image along Black Point Wildlife Drive in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Merritt Island, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE)
1/2500 F/5.6 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 2000, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Geoff Newhouse]

Nice portrait. Background is very nice. In a perfect world would have liked a few degrees of head turn towards us.

TFS
Geoff

[Stuart Edwards]

Nice closeup Joseph !
Is that a recent shot form Merrit Island ? I would have thought it was closed after the hurricane. I am headed that way in 3 weeks.

[keith mitchell]

Joe I would think it almost impossible to find a fault with the super detail you have got on this bird.

Keith.

[Bill Nuttall]

My type of image Joseph, I love to see close up of birds so that I can study them

wonderful detail

Well done

[keith mitchell]

Sorry to hog the thread Joe,I'm on the same wavelength as Bill on this one.

Keith.

[kerry keyworth]

Wonderful detail in this fine shot.