From last week's cottage vacation. Had the chance to photograph this guy with different types of prey, and here he had at least three items to bring back to it's nest. In a perfect world the tuft of needles touching the bird would not be there, but I am quite happy with both our catches.:p
Canon 40D + 100-400L @400mm, manual exp., 1/200s., f/7.1, ISO 500, -0.7EC (metered off trees), fill @-0.7 FEC, handheld.
Very cool behavioral image, Daniel. The bird is nicely posed and the background gives a feel for the habitat without being distracting, IMO. I'm guessing - caterpillar, mayfly, and midge. I don't mind the needles touching the bird.
Another keeper here Dan. Is it my imagination of do the fir needles just in front of the bird seem sharper than the prey items? Did he move his head when you created the image?