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[Simon Bennett]

Silvereye feeding on Pyracantha berries, near Canberra.

Canon 40D, EF500 f/4 + 1.4 tc, tripod, ISO 400, f/11, 1/640. Full frame.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the colorful setting, details and eye contact. The berry adds to it. I would either lighten or remove the shadow on the back of the bird and maybe the clipped branch in the upper right.

[Aidan Briggs]

Good timing, details, and colors. Sharp as a tack. I would like to see a bit more space in front though.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Great comments and suggestions above, but also stunning image, great timing, lovely light and very VERY nice BG and colors, detail is outstandfing too. Congratulatinos!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Great timing on the berry-swallowing "action". Super light. I agree in toning down (or eliminating completely) the small shadow on the bird. I also wouldn't mind a looser crop, and would tone down the OOF berries in ULC to match the ones directly above the bird's back/rump as they are catching my attention a little too much. Superb sharpness and colours...it just pops on my monitor! :-)

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Thanks Simor for sharing this beauty!

Lovely warm colors and great subject, very nice captured eating those fruits.

[John Chardine]

Really nice colour and sharpness Simon. I would have wished for a little turn of the head towards you.

[Stu Bowie]

Simon, this looks like our white eye. Amazing colours in this, sharp, with good detail. The berry a bonus.