Snow Junco

[Stuart Edwards]

we had an ice storm this morning that turned to snow . Birds started getting busy at the feeder right as the snow started.
shot from my basement bedroom window with a gimbal head mounted to a wooden base.
1DIV 400mm-f5.6-1/200-iso 1600
processed in DPP then in PS for neat noise reduction on background and sharpening on the bird.

[Arthur Morris]

Love the bird and the snow. Wish for more d-o-f on the perch. That is probably the first time I have ever said that, I guess because the perch is relatively large as compared to the bird. Sharp on the bird with a perfect EXP.

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[Stuart Edwards]

Thanks Artie. I had smaller perches set out for these guys with suet stuffed in cracks and holes , but they were covered with a thick coating of ice and this is the only place they could land without sliding off. It was actually pretty funny to watch them sliding off the branches .