American Redstart

[Isaac Grant]

This is one of our more common warblers. They are very easy to see in migration and are sometimes abundant, but getting a proper photo of one is a different story. This male was photographed 2 weeks ago in eastern Pennsylvania. This was another bird that I was looking to photograph. Natural light and cloudy conditions.

Canon 1dx mark ii and Canon 600 f4 ii + 1.4x iii. ISO 2500, f5.6, SS 1/400.

[annmpacheco]

Hello Isaac, wonderful composition, really like the perch/leaves/BG and the redstart with the open beak. Colors like right on and details are good! well done. Did you happen to see the female too?

[Isaac Grant]

Ann I spent about 4 hours in that spot waiting for opportunities. There were 2 Chestnut sided Warblers, 2 Ovenbirds, 1 Common Yellowthroat and this Redstart. That is all that I saw. Would have like to photograph the female but did not even see her. The birds were cycling around an open camp ground and occasionally would come back to where i was set up quietly waiting. Oh and I had a Rose-breasted Grosbeak there also which I got loads of good images of.

[John Mack]

The perch frames the bird nicely. The singing pose is great. Excellent background.

[Bill Dix]

Man, are you doing a job on these warblers. This one, as you say, is a pretty common sight in migration, but is very twitchy. Tough to catch. You got him on a great open perch, wonderful singing pose and lovely background. Nicely done.

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Beautiful Composition and colors.

Picture Perfect.

Congratulations on the capture.

Thanks for sharing.

[Glenn Pure]

The setting really makes this one for me Isaac - the branches and leaves artfully arranged and perfect background. Processing looks great with excellent detail across the plumage of the bird - I'm sure not easy with a wide tonal range like that. Glad the patience paid off and look forward to seeing the other visitors you got to photograph. Thanks for sharing.

[Alex Becker]

Love it Isaac, the frame of the branches and leaves is awesome. I like the crop and the pose on the bird is nice. No nits from me, excited to see what else you have from this scene. TFS

[gail bisson]

I love the way the branches and leaves frame the bird.
Great BG, IQ is excellent and I like the singing pose. I really like the way hid left foot is grabbing the leaf.
I quite like the 2 leaves at the bottom of the frame (usually I do not like cut-off leaves but this works)
Good POV,
gail

[Doug Brown]

Love the singing pose, sharpness, and foliage placement. Well done!