Glad I Remembered the Umbrella

The other title for this image of a female Cresent Honeyeater was going to be " You and Me and the Rain on the Roof " { song by the Loving Spoonfull ...some may remember :bg3:"

An infrequent visitor to my garden, so jumping at the chance while it's there, taken about 2 hours ago after watering the parched garden = record heat here for May and needing rain badly :w3

Canon 7D + 500 f4.....f6.3, 1/320, ISO 800, manual exposure, no flash used, tripod mounted......crop to vertical, selective sharpen and slight noise removal to backdrop

Loving Spoonful, Funny, havent heard that name in a while. Your showing your age:S3: Great looking shot of this unique Honeyeater. Techs look good and the head is nice and sharp. Nice smooth BG and the flower umbrella makes the shot real cool. Well done Phil

I like the way the umbrella mimics the honeyeater on the perch in this composition. Nice details on the head, and the eye is captivating. Very nice image, Phil - I remember the Spoonful as well:S3:

Impressive i would say, the composition is so impressive
everything looks right in place , fantastic work

Thanks for looking, this old person appreciates it LOL.....I'm a bit disappointed in it in regards to softness due to shallow dof though

Too good, Phil. All I can say.

Excellent image ,Phil with Apt title.
Love the colors,perch,bg and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

Hi Phil, the leaning pose with the birds shape following the line of the flower puts this over the top. The vertical comp works well, and you have a great smooth BG.

One of your best.

Terrific shot.
I really like the perch, excellent pose, background is wonderful, and great comp.
Very well done.

Love the angled perch and the way the flower follows the posture of the bird. I like the inquisitive look of the bird and the composition also looks good, Phil.

Phil,
B E A U T I f U L !
Great balance, dead sharp, well exposed and a great subject that will hold the viewers interest.

Wonderful capture, Phil. Well seen and executed. I love it , and I too remember that song. :w3