Dartford Warbler

[Joe Murphy]

A grab shot, while waiting for a Kestrel to rise over a cliff.

Canon 7D
Canon 400mm 5.6
f/6.3, (1/1250)
ISO 800
WB - Auto
Manual Exposure
Hand Held.

[Ken Watkins]

Joe,

Now this is a rarity for me, hard to believe they originally came from Dartford Heath, where I was forced to run cross-country a very long time ago.

Great capture

[Joe Murphy]

Thanks Ken, the UK numbers of these Warblers fell to about a dozen pairs in the 60's, two harsh Winters being the cause, today's population is estimated at just over 3,000.

[Maya Raut]

Hello Joe, Beautiful Image...IQ looks great...sharpness, exposure, BG, Perch and Pose are all great....I might leave slightly more space at top, bottom and to our left if it was mine (I wish )
What a beautiful bird! TFS

- Maya

[jack williamson]

Cool looking little bird, really sharp with a fine perch. A little smaller in the frame would have worked better.

Jack

[laurie golden]

I would usually say that is it not a good idea to be distracted for a grab shot but this is worth lots of kestrels. Beautiful bird and perch and background in great light.

[Richard Unsworth]

Great grab, mind boggles as to what you had got with time to play

[Alan Murphy]

A great grab shot. Would prefer a vertical.

[Robert Holguin]

Wonderful shot. I would love to get grab shots like this one.
Love the pose, details are superb, and great light.
Well done.

[christopher galeski]

nice image Joe,good detail,nice light,if mine would go for a vertical.thanks.

[Satish Ranadive]

Magnificent image with great lights.Love the pose,colors and details on this beautiful cute bird.

[Joe Murphy]

Thank you all, for the very welcome feedback, I chose this particular crop to show off the great looking eye on these birds, there's plenty room in the original to play with