Shrike on a camel

[Ignacio Yufera]

Great Grey Shrike perched on top of a dromedary's hump, near Merzouga, Morocco.

Canon 1D MkIV, Canon 800, 1/1600 @ f/8, ISO 400

[John Cooper]

Very neat capture Ignacio - glad you explained it was a camel's hump!!
The Grey shrike looks very alert with a good HA. I like your crop of the camel's hump showing the slope down to the lower body. Excellent IQ and superb BG.
An interesting image well executed.

[Tim King]

This is outstanding. Is it gathering nesting material or hunting?

[Nick Palmieri]

Nice pose and BG, good exposure and he looks sharp. I think if it were mine I would crop this a little tighter but that is a cool "perch". TFS

[Arthur Morris]

I love everything about this small in the frame gem from the camel's hair (??) to the so sharp bird to the strip of blue at the top. Well-conceived and executed. I like that the bird looks as if it is sitting on some sort of hat. This is a different and very interesting image.

[Karl Egressy]

Very unusual, very interesting and very nice picture.

[Greg Oakley]

A left-field, but brilliant image!
Cheers Greg

[Raymond Lee]

Very unique shot! The crop is good to show the unusual terrain (camel's hump).

[PhilCook]

Loving it !...very different and it ticks all the technical aspects

[christopher galeski]

great capture,nice BG,sharp,like the pose,and the perch is well different,well done.

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image! I like the interesting perch, BG, exposure, HA and composition.

[David Salem]

Very nice shot. Very sharp and exposed well. Unique perch and the hair is a neat look. Might think about a tighter comp to accentuate the hair a bit more. Great work.

[Ignacio Yufera]

Thank you all for your comments. I also thought about a slightly tighter comp, but I think it helps to see the whole hump.

[James Fuller]

Haha, I love it! What a unique perch.