Florida Scrub Jay

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image along the Scrub Ridge Trail in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Merritt Island, Titusville, Florida. Uncommon to find this bird without bands on the legs, it is very endangered and watched carefully. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE)
1/1000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 140 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC, slight burning and highlight reduction on the breast area
Cropped for composition and presentation

[William Dickson]

Never seen one before Joe so thanks for sharing. I like how the bird is perched and the 'keeping a lookout' pose. Lovely colours and detail on the bird. Very nice

Will

[Colin Driscoll]

Good looking bird Joe, and well presented.

[Bill Dix]

Nice look at this Jay, with a handsome pose. I might be tempted to crop a bit off the bottom.

[Eric Dienesch]

Amazing details, nice colours , i like it too.