Warbler

[Chris Hansen]

Canon 10D
Canon 100-400 IS @ 400 mm
Manfrotto tripod w/ 3055 ballhead
Electronic shutter release
1/125 sec @ F5.6
Aperature Priority
Cropped and gaussian blur appllied.
Early morning soft light

This bird has been driving me crazy. It has been hanging around my bird feeder for several weeks now and never once come out into the open. Today it danced around the feeder ever so briefly. Finally it landed on one of the perches just long enough for me to click off a couple of frames. I'm pretty sure its a warbler. I'm moving my office and all my bird books are in packing boxes. So an ID and anyc omments appreciated

[Dan Brown]

Hi Chris, this is a Yellow-breasted Chat. Nice shot.

Dan Brown
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[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi Chris,
What a sweet little bird - definitely worth waiting for. The colours are just great and so is the BG. I also love the feather detail. I suppose there could be an arguement for cloning out the OOF stalk on the right of the bird. I would crop some off the top and sharpen the eye a tad more. Very well done!
Regards,
Nicki

[Phil Ertel]

Hi Chris,

I find this to be a very pleasing image. I like the colors and background. Nicki has covered my other observations. Well done!.

Regards,

Phil

[Alfred Forns]

I like it Chris I think I would go for a vertical crop just below the left green stalk? The gray bg is different and pleasing !!!! Excellent

[Doug Brown]

Hi Chris! The bird looks great although it is a little low in the frame. I might consider a horizontal crop since the bird is looking to the side and much of the space at the top off the frame isn't adding to the photo. Nice job!

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Chris ..................... wanted to say Horizontal but had a brain cramp :o

..... even suggested the place to start cropping just below the left green stalk :)

[Nonda Surratt]

What a lovely bird! BG works, super job! Agree with Doug on the crop

BIP Alfred (Brain in Park:D)

[Katie Rupp]

Very nice, Chris and congrats on getting the shot! Agree with crop suggestion.

[Bruce Gove]

Hi Chris. I like your image very much. I'd say that you were very fortunate to be able to make an image of this bird. I've heard plenty of them, but seeing them is quite another story! Nice Job:D

Bruce

[Lance Peters]

Lovley bird chris - agree with all of the above, espesially the crop and bird placement in the frame.

well done

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Chris,
I like the sharp detail in your bird. Head angle is good and the background compliments this little guy very well. Agree with the cropping and the composition angle. Good show, keep up the good work...:cool: