Close up shot - Wagtail

[Somak Roy]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2745/4148430909_999cb12009_o.jpg


Nikon D300s | Sigma 150-500mm | F 9 | 1/250 Secs. | ISO 200 |
I am not sure of the ID. Can someone confirm the ID please.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Not familar with Indian species therefore I cannot help you here (It does look similar to our Northern Mockingbird!). Nice in-your-face pose, but the head is soft. Could be a DOF or focus issue, with the legs and parts of the chest/belly looking sharper. Less than ideal perch too. Interesting BG colours...taken near sunset or sunrise?

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

As Daniel said... this is exactly like northern mockingbird....we are just assuming this was shot in India...was it? Although my knowledge about indian species is a bit rusty now, I cant think of anything in India that looks like the mockingbird.

As for the photo, little too close I feel. The focus is sharp on the feet and not on the head. Was it closer than your min. focussing distance? At f/9, with so much blur, am sure you were very close to him.

[Somak Roy]

Am sorry, should have mentioned the location. This was shot in US (Saint Louis, MO). Yes, I was very close to this bird almost within 5 feet. That could have caused the head a little bit out of focus.

Daniel the BG is because of the reddish tiles on the roof of the house behind the bird :)

You are right..this is a northern MockingBird. I just chekced. It looks so similar to the wagtail..Thank you for the ID.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Then Northern Mockingird it is!

Man, I never would have guessed this was on OOF roof :-) Thanks for the additional info.