Yellow-plumed Hioneyeater

[PhilCook]

Another arid land species from Australia's dry interior , this one and his friends coming into a temporary backwater pool of water to drink and bathe. Placed a couple of sticks at an angle at the waters edge and sat back and waited for one to perch upon it....hey presto !

Sadly very dull light on an overcast day...but at least the highlights didn't blow out

Canon 7D + 500 f4.....f4, 1/640, ISO 1000, + 0.3EV, no flash used, minimal editing with crop, selective sharpen and background noise reduction, taken from a distance of approx 25 feet.

[David Salem]

Nice trick with the sticks. Unique bird. Nice shot and well exposed in the even light. Good detail and smooth BG. Well done.

[arash_hazeghi]

nice and sharp with good light and great pose.

[Jan Wegener]

great image, but it's a Fuscous Honeyeater :)

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Great shot, I like the good feather detail and sharpness. Nice smooth BG as well TFS.

[PhilCook]

great image, but it's a Fuscous Honeyeater :)

Taa for looking....but I'm not so sure on the ID, the yellow plume seems too big for a Fuscous but agree it seems to lack the streaking on the breast of the Yellow-plumed....maybe a juvenile...I'll check the other shots of the others in the flock, but you may very well be right. I was not expecting anything but the Yellow-plumed so maybe I have jumped to a conclusion too soon.

Hoping it is a Fuscous because it's another new one for my collection if so

[Nick Palmieri]

Nice capture. Looks sharp, good perch and BG. TFS

[Ryan Schain]

I like the bird, background, perch, and sharpness. I would darken the perch a bit (my eye draws there for some reason), and wish for a bit more head turn.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice simple image design. Beautiful subject, nice monotone BG, and neat perch. I agree there are some highlights to tone down on the perch (directly below the knot).

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the pose, perch matching body angle, soft light and composition. Toning down the perch already mentioned. Well done Phil!