Sage Thrasher

[Glenn Bartley]

Another one of my main targets down in Washinton was the Sage Thrasher. These guys get up in to BC but just barely and in low numbers.

I was happy to get this guy up singing on a nice appropriate perch :-)

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Shutter speed: 1/800 sec
Aperture: 8
ISO: 200
Lens: EF600mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4

[Don Nelson]

I like the appropriate perch and the background is pretty good.
If it were mine, I'd reduce the black spot in the background to the right of the bird -it draws my eye away from the bird. And clone out the OOF tall branch tip just to the left of the breast.
Head angle appears awkward with head tilted as well as turned more than I'd like-- do you have any with less of a turn?