А Nuthatch in her lovely pose :)

[Nikolay Staykov - shotlandetsa]

Love the image for the pose and mostly becasue of the BKGR. I was going that day for such a shot with fill flash in contra light and managed to take one :)

Here are the details:
1D Mark III, 400mm f/5.6L, 580EX II (set at -2/3) + Better Beamer.
Manual mode: f5.6 @ 1/400 sec, ISO 1000.

Enjoy ;)

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the exposure control and pose but wish the bird would have looked toward you and the BG is a bit distracting.

[Terry Sohl]

I'd probably selectively blur the two vertical leaves(?) coming down from the top-center, and the funky lighter spot just in front of the bird. I like the cute pose and overall feel of the shot other than that though.

[Arthur Morris]

Good try but... The bird is looking away and is soft. I love the flower near the trunk but the flower in the middle is by comparison disracting.