White-throated Sparrow.

[Karl Egressy]

I took a stroll along the trail just to see what was available.
I carried the camera by the handle, just in case.
Thanks for looking.

Canon 500 f4.0 L IS + 1.4x TC
Canon 1D Mark IV
Manual Setting
ISO 800
f7.1
1/250 sec.
Hand held.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image.Very nice HA.Nice colors,details and beautiful BG. Love it.

Regards,
Satish.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Karl, great pose and HA, and just love the detail and various colours on the head. I like how the perch 'meanders' through the bottom of the frame.

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Karl lovely tight comp with lots of detail. Great perch shape and smooth BG well done.

[Doug Brown]

I like this frame Carl. Good light on the bird and a nice pose, perch, and BG. Sharpness is pretty decent considering the focal length, shutter speed, and hand holding.

[Lorant Voros]

Nicely done and well improvised. Pretty tough hand-holding the lens at this speed and getting a decent sharpness. I would have gone up with the ISO...the MKIV can handle it. Nice one, Karl.

[David Salem]

Great exposure, detail, BG and comp. All the way around, beautiful work.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Karl! Stunning shot. Wish it were one of my own :)

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the pose, sharpness, exposure, perch and BG. Excellent image Karl.

[John Cooper]

A very pleasing composition Karl - everything has come together here - can't fault.

[Peter Dexter]

Nice frontal view shot. Quite sharp at 1/250 and hand held. Looks like a female or juvenile.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

A nice sparrow, TFS! I am liking the BG and sharp eye. I do wish for a smaller in diameter perch.