Common Redpoll

[Bill Dix]

I missed getting any Common Redpoll images on my previous trip to Iceland, so I was pleased when this guy responded to audio, on a side trail on the shore of Lake Myvatn last May. It turned out that a pair had established a nest right over the trail. "Myvatn" means Midge Lake in Icelandic, and midges are what he is carrying back to the nest.

D500, Sigma 150-600C @ 350mm, ISO 3200, 1/1600s @ f/6.3 manual.

[gail bisson]

Great find Bill! We dipped this year on redpolls.
Good BG and love the midges in the beak.
I would take a sliver off the top to eliminate the curving tree and increase the exposure slightly.
A slight bit more head turn would have been great but nice as is.
Gail

[annmpacheco]

I like your composition, buds on the branch and the mouthful of midges! Nice details and yes to slight increase in your exposure.

[William Dickson]

I agree with a little brighter, but what a lovely bird and pose you captured. Good detail.

Will

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Good one, Bill. We struck gold finding the pair and nest. I like the whole thing including the exposure and mouth full of midges. I could also see a version with tad more selectivly increased exposure on bird.

Geoffrey




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[John Mack]

Nice to see this redpoll with some midges in it's bill. Like the composition and the perch the bird is on.

[Bill Dix]

Thank you all for the suggestion. Here's a version with a touch more exposure.