Stonechat (hen) [Saxicola torquata]

[Frank Schauf]

I could photograph this stonechat when foraging on Texel. I hope you enjoy it.

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[arash_hazeghi]

great! love the pose details and the prey well done Frank!

[gail bisson]

Hi Frank,
Nice pastel color palette. I like your composition and the perch.
Bug in the mouth always a good thing! I find the bird a bit over sharpened.
You forgot to put in your EXIF data,
Gail

[Karl Egressy]

Nice composition, pose and background, Frank.

[Don Nelson]

Well done exposure and pose. I agree with Gail on the sharpening.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Cute pose, nice bonus insect, and I like the perch. Good background too. I could do without the OOF leaves at right edge...easily removable if you wish.

[dankearl]

I would probably also remove the oof leaves.
Nice BG and pose and the perch is really nice.

[Ofer Levy]

Nice and sharp.

[christopher galeski]

loverly image,of this female stonechat,nice BG,sharp,and a bonus with the food.well done.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Frank, great pose showing off his catch, and against a killer BG. I like the placement in the frame, and agree with Gail that the chat is a touch oversharpened.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Love it Frank, I like the natural setting and the food in the bill, super detail.