Budgerigar

[Rob Drummond]

This is the female at the entrance to her nest hollow
Taken at Bladensberg National Park in south-west Queensland

1D2n 500/f4 2X ext
ISO 400 f10 1/1000

cheers
Rob

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I would probably crop a little from the bottom or clone the branch textures into the LLC. OTherwise a fine example Rob. Lovely framing, good light and terrific BG. A nice Aussie! :)

[Harshad Barve]

lovely species , great light , nice & sharp , lovely colors
Agreed on crop suggation
TFS

[Brian Zwiebel]

I agree on the crop suggestion as well, prefer that to the clone job as the branch is already fairly "heavy", weighting the lower portion of the frame. A slightly more front lit sun angle or a splash of fill flash might be prefered but I like the depth in this one as presented too. The bird and BG look great!

Good Shooting!

BZ

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Sharpness, eye contact and BG look very good. It's great to see this species in its environment and not in a pet store for a change. :) I agree regarding a slight crop off the bottom and am wondering if the use of fill flash would have disturbed the bird and nesting activity.