Velvet

This is a Velvet Fronted Nuthatch, they live in the forests of India.Got lucky to get this guy pose for a second, with the light being low I did not want to push up the aperture. I did not push up the sharpness too much too..

Spec: 1/250, F 4, ISO 800, -1/3

Mk4+500mm

Dang good shot considering the constraints you had with low light and the compromise you faced. Love the colors and that eye! Good stuff Kiran bhai. :)

gorgeous bird. sharp where it needs to be--great eye contact and pose. our nuthatches are a duller blue color but still fun to capture in their natural upside-down position. I always enjoy your images. Cheers.

Colourful nuthatch in the classic pose. Well done Kiran!

Amazing colour on this guy, and I like the interesting hanging pose. Comp work well too. Well captured Bhai.

wow -- look at all the colors and a knockout pose

so sharp and beautiful!

What a strikingly beautiful nuthatch this is!! I love the full view of the foot gripping the branch. Cropped form horizontal, or original vertical?

Wow, super nuthatch, cracking pose.

Tim

Kiran, Beautiful details and colors. I like the pose very much. Nice job.

Very good shot of another species of Nuthatch. Good eye contact.

Beautiful bird Kiran, unique pose and great detail in the eye. I like how you have brought out the subtle colour detail of the bird and great handling of the whites.

Amazing sharpness,colors,details

Stunner!! Those colors are so subtle.

Thank you all dear friends for your kind words, really value them..

@ DC: Thanks Daniel Bhai. Yes,its cropped from horizontal..

Thanks again,

Kiran.

Kiran, I think this is the best shot of velvet fronted that I have seen. Stunning bird that I have seen only a couple of times and not very well. Thx for sharing.

Killer pose, exposure, crop and details. The velvet black spot is perfect. Looks a tad oversharpened to me though.

Awesome! such a beautiful bird I like this a lot well done.

Excellent pose and details Kiran. Great Job.