For Jim - Superb Fairy Wren

[Lance Peters]

Patience is the key with these guys - they are quite inquisitive and will (in my area anyway) come check you out - Have them stand 2 inches in front of my camera.

Pretty much SOC - cropped from memory is all.

D3
Nikon 200-400 with 1.7X converter
F8
1/1250th
800 ISO
SB900 Manual Flash @ 1/4 (From Memory)
Matrix Metering
AWB
Handheld laying on ground

A little work could be done - eye cleaned up of double catchlight - BG is not great (I dont often go into changing that though - prefer as shot)

Comments welcome.

[Katie Rupp]

Very nice little bird, Lance. Is it usual to see them with the tail up like that? Love the colors, the details and the alert pose.

[Roy Priest]

Lance, l like the pose and the details. These guys seem so full of character.

[Fernando Diez]

Hi, Lance. Very nice bird. Beatifull colors, detail and pose.

[Alfred Forns]

Sweet bird Lance !!! Never seen one before Love the pose with raised tail !!! .... good combo that lens/converter !!!!

[Harshad Barve]

What a cute looking species Lance , beautiful image and raised tail makes this grand for me
TFS

[Jim Dahl]

Lance what a great pic mate. They are one of my favourite birds to see. It's fabulous seeing a cock fluttering about with his harem of hens following him and they chatter to each other consistently so as not to get separated in the underbrush.

Great capture, sharp and his tail sets off the pic.

Thanks for posting the pic Lance.