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Spotted Towhee - The Announcement
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Not that there's necessarily anything wrong with it, but I have a personal goal not to process pictures of birds on dead sticks. That said, this perch was slightly more than that and is a very natural one for the Spotted Towhee in mountainous terrain.
Here he is seen making his presence known with a traditional calling pose.
In case you wonder, the darker patch around the cheek was just a reflective juxtaposition versus the head and neck and the sun angle. White/gray transitions in the lower tail are true and present in the RAW.
D850
600mm+1.4x
Handheld
ISO 640
1/2500
f5.6
LR and PS, DNAI. Cloned a couple spots on the perch.