What a beautiful bird Colin. I love the color in the bird. Detail and sharpness are great. Its to bad the BG wasn't a bit cleaner but I understand that we take what we get sometimes. Great Catch!
Loverly bird, perfect pose and head angle, and I like the BKGR. Is it holding a seed in its bill? Sharpness and EXP right on.
The only thing that bugs me is the bit of haziness in the llc.
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The bird is feeding on seeding spinifex which is and arid habitat grass. It was so difficult to get a reasonably clean view. The flowering heads were about 1.5 m tall and dense. That haziness in the llc is a bit of grass in the near foreground. I've reduced the impact quite a bit but would be happy to hear of any ways to do better.