Cactus Wren Singing

[Bill Dix]

The Cactus Wren was one of my target birds on my recent trip to Arizona. It turned out that they aren't very difficult to find -- not a shy bird by any means -- so I got a number of frames from various locations. This is probably my favorite.

D7000, 500f4 + 1.4TC, ISO 800, 1/500s @ f/9 manual.

[shane shacaluga]

Lovely high key image. It looks like a painting. Like the composition the sharpness of the bird and the perch with the bit of foliage on the tip

Very nicely done

[dankearl]

I like the stark high key PP a lot, very Audubon like, once work......

[Karl Egressy]

Love the singing pose and the nice perch, Bill.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Striking image, Bill. Not only is the bird remarkably beautiful, but what a fitting thorny striped perch. Like the touch of green and muted red leaves. Well done.




Geoffrey

[David Salem]

A pretty cool image Bill. I like the high key look and the splash of green in the branch adds a lot. The calling pose and the details look great. The thorns and the texture of the perch is cool. A lower angle would have been nice but otherwise a beauty. Well done

[Girish Prahalad]

very nice composition. like the perch, exp & the pose. IQ looks great.

[John Robinson]

Great looking bird Bill and perch too(wouldn't like to sit on it). Nice bright shot
JohnR

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very nice, Bill. Quite artistic with great IQ and comp.

[Roy Priest]

Bill, love the sharpness and the calling pose, with a little colour to add interest.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the open beak, sharpness, composition and the perch really makes the image for me. Well done Bill.

[Mike Hitchen]

I agree with the other comments, Bill. A great shot in many respects

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent pose, perch, exp. and details Bill! I love how the feet have grabbed the perch at two different point, agree with Dave re. lower shooting angle but a great frame as is

TFS

[Bill Dix]

Thank you all for your comments. I agree about the POV.