Eastern Bristlebird

[Nevil Lazarus]

Bristlebirds have at least four forward-facing bristles growing from near the base of the bill They are generally rare and local. Because Eastern Bristlebirds live and nest either on or close to the ground they are susceptible to predation by cats and foxes.
I took this picture on a glorious evening last March at the Barren Grounds bird observatory.
1Dmk3 300 2.8 2x ISO 640 1/400 F8

[Harshad Barve]

lovely calling pose , compo and details here , Nice BG and if mine I may try to tone down perch
Beautiful image
TFS

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the singing pose, sharpness, BG and eye contact. I would remove one of the catchlights and give it more room, especially on the right.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

beautiful singing pose and stunning bg!

[Kiran Poonacha]

Loved the pose, light and Bg, would suggest some selective sharpness of the head..

[Brian Barcelos]

Nevil, this is an outstanding image you got mate. Love the open mouth and the birds body posture. The details in the feathers and eye are amazing. I agree with adding a sliver of room behind his tail also. Congrats

[Ofer Levy]

Awesome image! Great pose, fantastic sharpness and detail. Agree about some more room on the right.

[Rob Drummond]

Nice one Nevil - nice feather detail, great background and i like the banksia cone as a perch. Ditto a frac more room.

cheers
Rob

[Gerard Satherley]

Very nice Nevil. I like the pose, perch and background. I would add more canvas to the right.

[Nate Chappell]

Love the singing pose, agree it's a bit tight on the right.

[Zoltan Kovacs]

Very nice singing pose and fantastic details. I would suggest more sharpness of the head and more room to the right. Otherwise very good picture.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Agreed with canvas expansion. I love this shot. Gorgeous bird and not often seen. I am yet to see one myself.

However, since I know this is a reclusive (and endangered) species that prefers to live in scrub and don't often show I would love to know for my benefit (and most certainly BPN members would also be interested) as to how this image was obtained. :)

For more info anyone interested can see this link... provided by the NSW Department of Environment and Conservation.