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    Default Cattle egret with nesting material.

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    Sid:

    Lovely soft light, great wing position, heck of a stick.

    Exposure looks good, maybe close to the edge on a few pixels on the back of the neck, shoulder area.

    I might be tempted to remove the small piece of vegetation sticking up in the lower left hand corner.

    I might consider a little more blur of the foliage on the right.

    Nice breeding colors here.

    Thanks for sharing!

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    Cool capture, the stick and soft light make this one for me. I would remove the single leaf in the lower left and sharpen the bird more.

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    Is this guy building a log cabin Sid. Lovely breeding colours, and he is really white. Nit in LLC covered.

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    He is remodeling for sure. Agree on the head being a bit soft and it is unfortunate the nice perch is merging with something on both ends. By your techs, I gather there was not too much light.

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    Bromeliad included!

    Ditto about the sharpening and lower leaf. A moody image.

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    Hi Sid: I really like how the twig is probably almost as heavy as the bird itself. Their behavior is just fascinating. I think the bird needs some more sharpening, especially the head. Love the extended feet and wings. Hope to see you again soon!
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    Great posture and exposure! Would like it a bit sharper?

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    It also looks a bit soft to me and you seem to have lost a bit of feather detail? Did you run a noise reduction on the bird?

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