Ruby-crowned Kinglet.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I tried or these guys Saturday with no luck - there were plenty of them but they wouldn't come out of the bushes. I tried again on Monday at a different location and BINGO! Audio used both times...just shows you how hit-and-miss this technique can be - but when it hits, it HITS.:)

Canon 40D + 100-400L @400mm, aperture priority, evaluative metering, 1/1000s., f/7.1, ISO 500, no EC, natural light, handheld, about 75% full-frame.

[Arthur Morris]

Sweet. Too bad it did not get pissed off at the tape and raise that little crest. (Only kidding...) Lovely light, bird, sharpness, and I like the off-centered COMP.

[Marc Mol]

VWD Daniel, with the pine needles providing a lovely frame.

[Ilija Dukovski]

Very nice image, impossible to get these guys steady even for a moment.
I also like the upper branches, form nice frame.

[paul leverington]

A very sweet little bird this shot portrays. I like it!

Paul

[Matt Vosniak]

Daniel I laughed when I saw your post because it is almost identical to the shot I tried to get on Sunday in my backyard of this exact same bird in a blue spruce tree. Are you sure you weren't hiding in my yard. I didn't notice you.:D The only problem with my image is all I got is the birds rump as it turned just as I hit the shutter. Thanks for showing me how to did it right.

[Harshad Barve]

what a cute bird
Lovely compo and expo , I liked it very much a presented
TFS

[Tony Whitehead]

Good job, Dan. Lovely light, pose, comp, perch and BG. Great when a plan finally comes together.

[Stu Bowie]

Nicely framed between the foliage, with a perfect pose. Good detail, and love the eye. Killer BG too. Well captured Dan.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Such a beauty, loved the BG, details and compo here.. congrats..

[arash_hazeghi]

cute!!! love the comp on this one. TFS