Northern Mockingbird

[Tim King]

Took this on a paralyzingly cold morning in February 2013.
Got off a few rounds before the battery quit on me.

50D 300mm f4L IS + 1.4TC ii
ISO 800 f7.1 1/250



Best.

[jack williamson]

The overall color in this image is very nice, the bird really pops from the BG. I really like this but I think you need to try some different crops.

Jack

[Marina Scarr]

I love what you were going for here. The colors are awesome, I can feel the chill. I would like to see the bird placed more to the left and up. I think it will make for a more powerful image.

[Shawn Zierman]

The subject pops nicely in this setting and light. I dig the small in the frame offerings from you lately!
Kind of looks like buckthorn or hackberry?...which I'd bet the mockingbird was eating....Pretty cool that
nothing twig wise was in front of the bird.

[Tim King]

The subject pops nicely in this setting and light. I dig the small in the frame offerings from you lately!
Kind of looks like buckthorn or hackberry?...which I'd bet the mockingbird was eating....Pretty cool that
nothing twig wise was in front of the bird.

It's a Buckthorn which is an invasive plant with benefits. A lot of birds rely on the berries throughout the winter months. I just walked around until there were no branches intersecting the bird. Thanks Shawn.....you gonna post something soon?