Dark-Eyed Junco

[DarrenMcKenna]

Canon 40D
Canon 500mm f/4L IS +1.4x
Aperture: F7.1
ISO: 400
Shutter Speed: 1/1600Sec
Evaluative metering
Manual Exposure

I'm not sure what the growth is on the birds left foot, it didn't slow it down as much as I observed.

Thanks for looking

[Linda Robbins]

Sweet pose and lovely background. Nice soft light and sharp detail. The perch is large but has a lot of texture and interest. Lovely image.

I believe the bird has Avian Pox. Avian Pox is viral disease spread among infected birds either via mosquitoes or direct contact between infected individuals. Infected birds show characteristic wart-like nodules on non-feathered parts (legs, feet, bill, eye margin). These nodules can be fatal to individual birds if they interfere with feeding, breathing, or vision. However, birds with extensive infections may recover completely after which the nodules drop off, leaving scabs or scars on the previously infected area. Secondary infections (bacteria, fungi) may occur at these scars.

[Raymond Barlow]

really cool shot Darren, too bad about the health issues., thank you Linda for the info.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Very lovely capture of this little beauty Darren. Love the pose and excellent detail. Sorry for the health problems and I too appreciate your info Linda .

[DarrenMcKenna]

thank you for the info Linda, there has been hundreds of juncos visiting me and this was the only one so far with this blight.