Bohemian waxwing

[Keith Carver]

This was one of about 350 Bohemians in an early spring irruption in western Massachusetts, accompanied by over 600 cedar waxwings, all feeding on the red berries.

1DM3, 500 mm, + 1.4x TC, ISO 800, f/7.1, 1/1250 sec, +0.3 EV. Some posterization in BG.

Comments appreciated.

[Doug Brown]

Great pose and composition Keith! Sharpness is good too. It looks a little underexposed with correction in post-processing; the result is noise in the feathers. Against that BG I would think that EC of +1 or greater would be necessary for a properly exposed bird. I might consider a slight CW rotation. Overall very pretty! Thanks for posting!

[Fabs Forns]

Ditto what Doug says. I'll add ot
s a very nice pose and thanks for sharing it!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the head turn and it's always great to see Bohemian Waxwings in Massachusetts. I went to Northfield a couple of times myself to see this flock.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Lovely pose with the head turning back and very nice detail in the feathers. Good suggestions from Doug on exposure . Many thanks for sharing Keith.