Loggerhead Shrike

[Alan Murphy]

High Island, Texas

D1X, 850MM, ISO 250, f9 @ 1/500, -1.0 EV, fill @ -1.3.

Friend Brian Small noted a fence post that this bird was using regularly so I attached this perch to the top of the post, set up and waited for hours.
The sun was a bit higher than I would have liked by the time the bird landed, but I was happy to see a vision realized.

[Judy Becker]

Beautiful capture, soft BG and the branch leads your eye right to the main subject.

[Jim Poor]

I hate it! Because its not mine :D. Super smooth BG, and you couldn't have paid the bird to stop in a better spot on the branch.

[Mike Poe]

Nailed! Like the BG - detail - branch. It would have been nice to see a little more wing to break up the white breast but I would be very happy if it was my image. Congrats.

[Tim Vidrine]

Great capture. I like the BG and Comp.

[Mike Lentz]

You had the flash and exposure dialed in perfect. Beautiful image... do you ever post any that have something we can find nits with? :o

[Howard Burkert]

WOW!! What a great image. I like everything about it. Thanks for sharing the image and the capture information.
Best,
Howard.

[Del Cockroft]

A great image. Well worked out.

[Glenn Bartley]

I love it when it all works out :)

Great image ALan. Really nice perch choice.

[Brian E. Small]

You had more patience than I did for this guy my friend................you suck!

[Jacqui Hendry]

Simply Stunning

[Rick A. Brown]

This is really awesome. Seeing all these fabulous shrike photos here is starting to get frustrating, the only time I had a good opportunity, the air was thick with smoke from the Yucatan fires a few years back.

[Steve Foss]

Alan, I second kudos already noted. Of course the eye is almost always the thing, and on a shrike the black eye streak is as important. The head angle on the bird brings this out very nicely, and while the light is perhaps just a bit hot, it's not harsh, and the details in the slight shadow area on the bird's undersides are well expressed.

[Dave Courtenay]

Should really say-great image but thats exactly what it is-perfect background-perch and pose of the bird-wonderful

Dave

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Nice job Alan. Good idea for all of us. :)
It was worth to wait for it.
Szimi

[c.w. moynihan]

Great work ethic Alan !!! Love the bg, perch and alert pose.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Great shot,congrat Alan!