European Blackbird.

[David Cowling]

I'm pretty sure this is a female but could be a juvenile.

Canon 5D4. Canon 100-400 2. 1.4x 3 TC. 1/500. F8. ISO 1000

ACR and PS6. Bird is wild and free. No food or other means of attracting were used.

[David Roach]

Love the SH,EXP, color and details (especially the eye and the feet). I even like the berries/flowers in the slightly busy BG which you handled well as you could. TFS

[William Dickson]

Very nice David...A lovely natural looking image with good detail on the bird. I like the pose, and yes, this looks like a female. Well captured.

Will

[Dorian Anderson]

Good detail and eye contact but this frame s just too cluttered for me. Bird is also really large in the frame and close to both top and bottom edges.

[Ivan Sjogren]

Blackbirds are among my absolute favourite bird species. You are right in that this is a adult female.
Nice image and well done getting a lot of details in the brown feathers. I agree that the image is a bit busy and the bird is very large in the frame. The shadows under the tail might need to be brightened too.

[John Mack]

Nice and sharp. This would have made a nice vertical. The red and green in the background is nice.