Bobolink, non-breeding

[Bill Dix]

Well, it seems I've let another year slip by without getting a decent image of a male Bobolink in breeding plumage. I went out the other evening and found a few of the species in a local grassland, but either the males have headed south or have reverted to alternate plumage. This one is a bit of a large crop since the birds didn't want to come in as close as I had wished.

D500, 500f4 + 1.4 TC, ISO 2000, 1/2500s @ f/7.1 manual.

[Tim Foltz]

Bill, nice details , colors and BG. I hope you get the "shot" next year.

-Tim

[Glenn Pure]

Lovely IQ and really beautiful background here, Bill, that contrasts nicely with the bird without jarring.

[gail bisson]

The BG here is great. Great HA.
Bird and IQ look good to me (I am on my laptop). I like the diagonal line created by the stem.
Do you have a bit more room on the bottom to include all of the leaf to the right of the stem? If yes, I would include it.
Gail

[John Mack]

Nice frame here like the pose and background.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Good one, Bill. Nice detail and pose with late afternoon light. Like the BG also. I too hope you'll see one in full breeding colors next year.

Geoffrey




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[Bill Dix]

Thank you all.