Female Eastern Bluebird

[Caleb Royer]

This female just got done putting some nesting material in her nest box.
I was in a blind about 5 feet away from the birdhouse.
I noticed that a lot of other guys use shutter speeds of around 1/1000sec for birds that are just sitting on a perch. Why:confused:

Date: 3/17/09 at 5:23pm
Weather: clear
Camera: Canon 40D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Focal Length: 400mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 1/250sec
ISO: 100
Flash: non
Resolution: 950x760
I used a mono pod

Comments and Critiques will be much appreciated:)

[Aidan Briggs]

Very sharp, and nice colors. It needs more room overall, and the OOF nest box is distracting

[Ed Cordes]

Good sharpness on the face and eye. A faster SS would have stopped the motion blur of the foot. I would consider toning down or eliminating the band on the leg.

[Mark Dumbleton]

Like the Depth of Field here. Box at the back is distracting - could easily be taken out.
Great sharpness on the head of the bird! Well done