warbler: northern waterthrush

[Jeff Nadler]

quite a few moving thru my area this week, canon 40D, 500mm f4 IS x 2, fill flash

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the angle, soft light and eye contact and wish the OOF leaf/branch in front of the perch on the left were not there. Could you post the techs?

[Randy Stout]

Jeff:

Nice colors and pose. I assume there was a leaf or something else in front of the birds wing and abdomen, because that area is much more blurry than the head, or even the tail.

As mentioned by Axel, it is very helpful to post the exposure details.

Thanks for sharing.

Randy

[John Chardine]

Nice portrait of a difficult bird. I think the OOF body is caused by movement of the bird.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Very lovely composition and I agree about the OOF leaves near the perch. Very alert pose and beautiful eye contact. Many thanks for sharing Jeff.

[Paul Lagasi]

Nice image Jeff...This is one tough bird to get a photo of, they're always bobbing and weaving. The wings and tail do look blurry but my eyes were drawn to face which is sharp. Agree about green leaves.