Nice shot Bill, I have slight reservation over the focal point super detail in the lower leaf, good detail in the lores but not much in the surrounding plumage??
Also fine saw tooth artifact on the forehead and lower mandible. I wonder did you use your usual sharpening routine or something different?
BTW what does fall-out day mean??
Good eye, Jonathan. I did my usual Smart Sharpen, but then added some selective sharpening around the head. I see the sawtooth you're referring to. I'll go back and ease off a little. Unfortunately I the focus point was not on the head, it appears.
A fall-out occurs when weather conditions prevent migrating birds from continuing on their path, and hang around until the weather clears. At Magee Marsh (Ohio) during spring migration, northbound birds hold up in the woods near the lakeshore before making the flight across Lake Erie. A northerly wind and rain kept them from crossing, and for one amazing day the trees near the lakeshore were teeming with warblers, often so close that you could reach out and touch them. I've previously posted many frames of them from that day; this is not one of the best but I dredged it up from my unprocessed files for the theme.
Fall outs are pretty exciting! I like the early spring feel with that new leaf growing. I find the eye odd, with some blue in it. It's been a couple of years since I photographed a Blackburnian - hopeful for this year!