Evening Grosbeak.

A flock of about 150 Evening Grosbeaks were reported not too long ago from Algonquin, so I had to go.
Thanks for looking and commenting.

Canon 1D Mark IV
Canon 500 f 4.0 L IS II. +1.4x III.
ISO 800
1/400 s
f7.1

Thats one smart looking bird Karl. Wow. Great feather detail Maybe shadow lift on the black wing area ? No big deal
John

I love evening grosbeaks. Haven't seen any this winter in Sydney.
The bird looks great. Terrific details in the feathers.
Nice clean BG.
It looks like you did some cloning under the rump of the bird. I would clean that area up a bit.
Gail

Karl:

An extremely handsome bird, soft light shows his details well. Soft background.

Agree with Gail about the cloning marks.

Cheers

Randy

Beautiful bird and nice details, soft light. Cloning marks are mentioned. Very nice image, Karl. Love your recent work.

Hi Karl lovely bird in a very clean image . Nice detail , tones and colors .
Very nice work Karl .

TFS Andreas

Nice work, Karl. As I remember them the color and exposure are spot on. Nice complimentary background. When I lived in north these birds always seemed to come to the feeder with the first snowfall. Thank you for sharing.

You've captured him in beautiful plumage with great detail. Terrific colors and accommodating background. Nice pose too. I'd love to get one of these someday. Nicely done.

Spot on Karl I likethe colours and the tonal range, the pose and the snow all make for a great shot.

Hi Karl, great close up of this fellow, and I like the colours on him. Sharp where it counts, and posed against a clean BG.

Terrific frame. Well captured Karl 10/10 :S3: Love the detail, esp the head.

TFS

Will