Loggerhead Shrike

[José Rodríguez]

Today, inside my car in a country road, I shot this Loggerhead Shrike. The behaviour of this bird is quite impressive (link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aptmEc9g8rs)), so I will be trying to get any interesting shot in the next months.

Nikkor 80-400 VR , handheld
<table id="Inbox" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 120%;" width="30%">Cámara:</td> <td style="font-size: 120%;">Nikon D300 (http://www.flickr.com/cameras/nikon/d300/)</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 120%;" width="30%">Exposición:</td> <td style="font-size: 120%;">0,002 sec (1/500)</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 120%;" width="30%">Aperture:</td> <td style="font-size: 120%;">f/5.6</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size: 120%;" width="30%">Lente:</td> <td style="font-size: 120%;">400 mm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Velocidad ISO:</td> <td>450</td></tr></tbody></table>

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Jose,
A fine little guy you captured...you got him out in the clear...this is a big plus, the color rendition is very good and you have fine feather details...I would adjust the black point and open up the area around the eye to bring out the details, also selective sharpen it...the blue oof blotch in the background is distracting, thus taking the attention away from the bird, I would replace it or clone in some of the green background...looking forward to your next one...:cool:

[Alfred Forns]

Big thanks for the link ...... carnicero !!! Wow That is one tough bird but has the little one well fed !!!! Sure hope you can find a nest !!!

[Lance Peters]

Hi Jose - agree with Gus's crtiique - he pretty much nailed it.
Looking forward to more of this guy :)