Red-winged blackbird

[John Mack]

This image was created at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge in Tyre, New York on 5/3/20 at 6:48AM. Image processed in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Hand held, Small crop.

Canon 5D MarkIV
Canon 500 f/4 IS USM
ISO 1600
f8.0
1/1600sec

[Aditya Sridhar]

Great shot of this species. Lovely light and the gradient in the background is just gorgeous. Some of the blacks appear to be blocked, but not a major issue at all IMO. I'd clone out the single feather sticking out of the back. TFS