White-crowned Sparrow In Spring Setting.

I was hoping for some warblers in these beautiful trees, but I came a across a migrating flock a couple of dozen White-crowned Sparrows foraging in them instead. As this is my favorite species of sparrow, I was more than happy, and they filled the void quite nicely thank you. You can see some of the flower tops damaged from the sparrows actually picking off the petals to eat (plus some evidence on the bill). There were so many of the sparrows, and down low, that all was needed was to wait for them to perch in good spots.

Canon 7DII + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC III, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/1000s., f/5.6, ISO 800, natural light, handheld, about 90%FF, a couple of the brighter patches in the BHG toned down via burn tool.

This is such a pretty frame Daniel. Love the colors.
The vertical branches frame the sparrow beautifully.
The BG is off the top perfect with the pinks, greens and yellows.
Love it,
Gail

Hi Daniel,

very good comp and technic.

Congratulations

Superb! The petal on the bill is over the top. I wish only for a cleaner bottom edge w/e any cut-off blossoms ...

with love, artie

Love the overall palette here Dan, FG & BKG to compliment each other so well. Sharp with gorgeous detail. Retaining that vibrant pink is oh so cool in a shot like this.

TFS
Steve

The sparrow looks great with all that pink mixed in. Nice to see some water drops on the blossoms. Framing is bang on.

Hi Daniel ... wow love the colors !!
Framing works well , and I am always impressed about your IQ with the kit .

Overall a very nice image , TFS Andreas

Gorgeous Daniel. Beautiful composition, outstanding with the pink both in flora and in canvas.

Sweet pose and love the single bloom centrally located.

What a pretty picture, love the pinks with the grey bird. Awesome

What a sweet spring frame. Perch, pose, background, colors, composition. What's not to like.