Reed Bunting - for Art and Al

[Jonathan Michael Ashton]

Your wish is my command, the head is turned and I got rid of the OOF grass framing the bird.:)
(Personally I still like the grass framing the subject);)
Hope you like it, all comments welcome

Jon

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Very nice repost. You could try to remove the clone marks, especially the darker area in the lower left and maybe crop a bit off the left, maybe half between the frame and the reed. Something like this:

[Doug Brown]

I like it a lot, but I like the recrop even better.

[Arthur Morris]

Here is a trick for evening out the clone stamp or other similar marks: Circle the area with the Patch Tool (make sure that Source is checked) and drag the Patch selection to a smooth area of similar color and tonality... It works wonders.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Lovely image and I like the repost too. The singing pose is a wonderful bonus in this image !!