This is one of my favorite images from this past spring. My resident male Eastern Bluebird, feeding one of his fledglings. Sadly, after five years, this bird that ruled my yard, did not return this fall. :( I did have the two females and two of their offspring, from last season, return, so his tradition will carry on. I have learned a tremendous amount of Bluebird behavior from observing this bird the past five years.
Canon Rebel XTi, 100-400 lens at 360mm. Aperture priority 5.6 1/640, minus 1/3 exp. comp. The picture is cropped in closely, to emphasize the feeding behavior. I think it is okay to break the rule of thirds in this type of composition.
Nice behavioral image. I like the low angle and soft light. The birds seem a bit soft, and I would lose the white blob in the BG. For future images I might try and find a nice perch (maybe a redbud?) to get them off the ground.
I rarely use the rule of thirds for birds anyway unless the bird is small in the frame.
Agree on removing the white blob above the parent - that caught my eye right off the bat. Lovely behavioral image - I might have to add mealworms to my feeders next spring...
Thanks for the comments and suggestions. Always good to get different perspectives, especially when you are so connected to an image. I never really noticed the white "blob" as my eye was drawn below to the tiny yellow wildflower. I'll, try to sharpen junior and clone the blob, then perhaps the little flower wil be noticed by others.
Julie, if you provide mealworms, you will be amazed at how many birds will become your friends!
Feeding Junior
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