Taken from garden hide Canon 1DX Canon 500mm f4 Auto ISO 1000 1/2000 sec f8, as it turned out the subject was very underexposed, although the background was directly behind the bird the light intensity was much lighter there. I will have to check out the positioning of the feeder - I move it around to avoid the same old background.
All C&C welcome.
Difficult to catch such smaller fast flyer so you did well just to get it in the frame. I think selectively sharpening the head and darkening the background might make it better.
Hey Jonathan, I can't imagine trying to get one in frame like you did. That said, it seems that the setup could use a pair of flashes to help you freeze the bird and get a tack sharp image.