Male Wheatear

[Joe Murphy]

Canon 7D
Canon 400mm 5.6
f/6.3, (1/1600)
ISO 400
WB - Auto
Manual Exposure
Hand Held.

[Marina Scarr]

This is a new bird for me. Was this photographed in Alaska or Canada? Your exposure is spot on, with fine details and colors. Very nice capture.

[Joe Murphy]

Thank you Marina, this was shot on my local patch here in the South of England, they are a Summer visitor to the UK, flying back to central Africa for the Winter.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I think a slightly lower angle would have been good here to throw the BG even more OOF and to bring a bit more of the greenery up from the bottom. Still a very nice image here with a nice profile pose, perfect exposure, and lots of good detail.

[Dan Brown]

Nice bird! You did great with the situation, Joe.

[Joe Murphy]

Thanks Dan & Dan, unfortunately the long grass put a stop to getting any lower.