Red-winged blackbird

[John Mack]

Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, 4/28/21 at 8:15AM. Image processed in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Hand held, Full frame.

Canon 1DX MarkIII
Canon 500 f/4 IS USM
Canon Extender EF 1.4X III
ISO 800
f8.0
1/800sec

[David Pugsley]

Love the high-key look and the fresh vegetation adds a great splash of color. My only wish is for the head to be square to the camera.

[Colin Driscoll]

Good light on the subject, nice perch but maybe a bit much of it, and yes to a better head turn but maybe you could dodge a bit of life out of the eye.

[Arthur Morris]

DATPCA. A superb job with the exposure and the high key presentation and the head angle is not bad. But square to the sensor would have put this one over the top. Love the feather in the bill as well.

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