Indigo Bunting.

[Karl Egressy]

Indigo bunting in its natural habitat.
Sound was used.
(Only slightly above eye level)
Thanks for looking

Canon 5DM3
Canon 300 f2.8 L IS +1.4x II.
ISO 800
1/400 s
f5.6 HH

[John Robinson]

He's really"giving it some welly" as we say over here ! Very "energetic looking shot !
Why dont gaudy birds like this get predated more ? Always puzzled me.
JohnR

[Alan Murphy]

Looks steeper than just above eye level. I also see a strong vertical crop in this fine image. Love the plumage and perch.

[William Dickson]

Lovely colours and perch. Nice one Karl. Well done

[William Dickson]

He's really"giving it some welly" as we say over here ! Very "energetic looking shot !
Why dont gaudy birds like this get predated more ? Always puzzled me.
JohnR

Hi John. Apparently its telling the predators 'dont eat me, I don't taste good' same as kingfishers etc. So they say, but who knows

[gail bisson]

A beautiful image.
Love the bird, the singing pose.
Gail

[keith mitchell]

Karl the Indigo and the green of the Spruce go well together, great singing pose ,like it a lot.

Keith.

[Bill Dix]

These guys do love to sing, but usually from high in the treetops. Nice capture. You might unsharpen the white edges of the primaries just a tad, but otherwise a fine image. Alan's suggestion of a vertical crop is worth exploring, to reduce the impact of the fir(?) branch.

[Grace Scalzo]

Fantastic bird and pose. I would play with composition to eliminate the part of the branch with no green.

[Binu John]

Beautiful singing pose, Karl! The bird really stands out! I like it as presented, but +1 to try out a vertical crop.

[David Salem]

What a beautiful bird. I would love to see one of these. Nice techs and detail and I like the overall scene. Nice shot Karl

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Karl, great singing pose, he certainly is putting everything into the song. Love the blue plumage on this fellow, and if anything, I would take a bit off the bottom.