Grasshopper Sparrow look-back

[Daniel Cadieux]

At this point all the Grasshopper Sparrow images that a group of us had created featured the subject on a perch. Nothnig wrong with that of course, but when I noticed that this individual kept coming to the ground at the same spot I lay down in the hopes it would land in front of me. Of course it did, and since these birds spend alot of time on the ground I was glad to get a photograph one from down there - and out in the open:) I debated getting rid of the green in URC but opted in leaving it as a hint of the grassy habitat nearby.

Canon 40D + 100-400L @400mm, AV, 1/1000s., f/7.1, ISO 320, no EC, natural light, handheld (stabilized by elbows on ground)

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w98/dancad/tn_GrasshopperSparrow_5947-01.jpg

[Fabs Forns]

Great head turn and pose, I like the green touch. It seems you get lucky when you are patient :)

[Maxis Gamez]

Hi Daniel,

Love the head turn. The composition and low angle works for me very well

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great find, angle and pose. Might work as vertical crop, too.

[Steve Canuel]

Hi Daniel,
Good pose, DOF, detail, and colors. I like the inclusion of the green as well.
Steve