juvenile plaintive cuckoo

[Loong-Tat Wong]

Hi
Made this image of a juvenile plaintive cuckoo that has been "fostered" out to a pair of ashy tailorbirds.Quite a sight to behold given the great disparity in physical size!

Image details:
Canon 40D 600mm f4 Tc 1.4 Av f8 1/800s ISO 400 Manual fill flash 1/16 tripod

[denise ippolito]

Beautiful details and the gradient BG looks great! I think the perch is a bit large for the bird. The eye looks very sharp! Nice composition.

[Doug Brown]

Great eye contact and nice light. Love the detail. Do wish the perch were a little smaller. I might place the bird a little higher in the frame.

[Joe Senzatimore]

Perch is a bit big as mentioned , but that doesn't stop this from being a wonderful image. The Killer BG and detail make up for any minor shortcomings.

[Lorant Voros]

Wonderful bird. Agree about the perch; I like it as presented. Stunning BG, nice light, great sharpness and detail. Big congratulations.

[Stu Bowie]

I like the light, detail and colours, and overall, this is nice and sharp. Super BG too.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Beautiful HA, pose and details, nice light too.. congrats..

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent sharpness and colors, perch mentioned already. TFS

[Mohanram Kemparaju]

Beautiful image, sharp and buttery BG, agree about the perch size been a little big for the bird, but thats a minor issue.Do post an image showing the juvenile and the foster-parent if you have one.