N. Mockingbird

[Ilija Dukovski]

I took this one yesterday morning. Overcast sky, and very low light.
The bird is quite soft, but I like the colors here, so here it is...

I blured the BG and sharpened as much as I could, small leaf removed on the perch.
CC appreciated.

Nikon D80, 300mm+TC1.4 f/5.6 1/160 Fill flash @ -1 1/3
Matrix AP+2/3 ISO400

Happy Holidays everyone!

[Joe Brown]

Nice shot. You've captured the softness nicely. I like the simple composition. Down south I find these noisy, bossy guys are usually quite cooperative photo subjects.

Joe

[denise ippolito]

Ilija, I like the colors also. The pose is nice as is the perch. Happy Holidays to you.

[Harshad Barve]

Lovely pose , soft feel and colors works very well here
TFS

[Luis Villablanca]

Nice pose. The background looks very nice and matches well the color of the bird.
I would have preferred the head slightly more angled to the right though.