Dark-Eyed Junco

[Mark Schmitt]

I get a great deal of these this time of the year as they are migrating and find their way to my yard. There is a good deal of varyance: I get the Oregon, slatty, occasional pink-sided and, on very rare occasions, the gray headed.

Self critique: the head angle could be better; more eye contact.

EXIF
Camera: Canon 30D
Lense: Canon EF 500 IS L
Mode: all manual
Metering: Partial
ISO: 500
White bal: custom 5400K
Exposure 1/1000 @ f 8.0; Comp. -.66: fill flash -.33 comp, Better Beamer Expender

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Beautiful specimen, great details, exposure control, perch and BG. You mentioned the head angle and I might crop a tad off the top.

[Steve Canuel]

I like the colors of this one. The perch is pretty cool and the bird is attractive. A little look towards you would've been a nice gesture on his part.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Your self critique is spot on. Square crop works nicely here.

[Dave Phillips]

wow, with just that wee bit of head turn, this would classify as stunning.
The junco hues and bg hues harmonize extremely well IMO