Cedar Waxwing

[Dave Leroy]

From yesterday around mid day on a cloudy day. Cropped vertical from a horizontal. I also removed a similar branch as the perch, just above the bird. They were gathering nesting materials.
50D, 500mm,+1.4,TC, 1/640, f/5.6, Av +1, ISO400.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

I think this is very nice Dave, I cropped a little, did a darken/lighten center in NIK, took out some blacks from around the eye and sharpened. Hope you don't mind me tweaking around a bit. You can take it or leave it.:D

[Lance Peters]

HI Dave - good looking bird!! Nice repost from Jackie - Subtle changes but does make a difference.
Like the HA - perch and colours - The nesting material adds to the story.
Like how the nesting material is present on the perch and in the birds beak.
Good show :)

[Dave Mills]

Hi Dave, agree with comments above and might still take a bit more off the top than Jackie did...

[Dave Leroy]

Cropping does look better.

And thanks Jackie, I particularly like what you did bringing out the little white line near the eye.:)

[arash_hazeghi]

Looks nice Dave, like the perch, pose and BG, tighter crop is better can even go tighter to show more details on the bird!!!

[Peter Farrell]

Hey Dave, Great shot of this waxwing, re-post impoves it. The perch is fantastic and a great pose as well.
Peter

[Dave Leroy]

Thanks guys.

I am always nervous about over cropping; sometimes they look too big and defects seen to really come to pop out.

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Dave Did real well with the light and feel you made the best possible form your location !!!

[Ray Rozema]

Great perch love the Chinese noodles Very good pose and exposure The bird looks a little soft but I think thierr feathers are very fine and naturally have that appearance.

TFS
Ray