Bushtit with snack

[Kerry Perkins]

Caught this little one at Satwiwa early in the morning. Commuting by plane and getting home at 9pm on Friday motivated me to get up at 6am on Saturday and get out there to meet the birdies! Was on the edge of shutter speed for this lens... The -2/3 EV may seem odd, but in these conditions my camera tends to overexpose.

50D, EF400mm f/5.6
Aperture priority, f/5.6@1/320, evaluative metering EC -2/3 ISO 400 AWB
AI Servo autofocus using back button, HH, 580EX II FEC -2/3 E-TTL mode Evaluative

Thanks for your comments.

[Lance Peters]

Hi Kerry - love the berry in the mouth - sharp as a tack were it counts in the head/eye area.
Exposure looks on the money. Might crop a little from the RHS. Like the habitat.
Like this a lot :)

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Kerry,
I like the composition, image and capture...I like the frontal eye contact with his lunch in the bill...you have fine details and the color rendition is superb...looking forward to your next one...:cool:

[denise ippolito]

Kerry, Beautiful pose and sharpness. The berry in the mouth is fantastic!!

[Alfred Forns]

You nailed this one and love see you using that lens !!!!

I find difficult to come up with a pleasing environment for these kind and this is Superb !! Head is an clean area, doing behavior, well positioned in frame and excellent PS work !! Big Congrats Kerry !!

[Katie Rupp]

Ditto above appreciative critiques, Kerry. Wonderful eye and habitat is perfect.

[Phil Ertel]

I like this one a lot. Including the habitat enhances this for me. It helps me create a sense of place and scale. Well done!

[Aidan Briggs]

I agree with the above comments. This is a wrentit, though not a bushtit. It is feeding on Mexican Elderberry, a favorite food of many birds.

[Kerry Perkins]

Thank you Aidan. I get these two mixed up every time.