Green Jay

[Mack Hicks]

Nice overcast day at the end of Feb. Lots of Green Jay activity that morning.
D700 500 f/4 with 1.4 TC ISO 1250 1/400 f/6.3
PP in LR3 Small crop, color adjustments, sharpened and NR
cloned out a branch that was distracting behind and parallel to the bird's back, later permanently deleted the branch with a tree saw.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Lovely bird, sharp, nicely exposed. Good to see details in the blacks. Lovely bg as well.
A minor wish is that the perch went all the way to the left and the head was turned more toward the viewer. A possible dust bunny by the birds left foot.
I really wanted to photograph this bird on my last (and only) trip to south Texas, but it rained non-stop, but at least I got to see it. Your pic makes me want to make a trip this year - hoping for better luck this time.
Nicely done. Thanks for sharing.

[RakeshDhareshwar]

The bird is a beauty ..lovely BG and perch . This frame is a stunner .Would also love to see an image with some room around the bird .

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Beautiful bird, exceleltn psoe and sharpness. Loved the soft light and the bokeh. Very well done. I'd love to see this bird one day.

[Ray Rozema]

Beautiful detail and color and great background. Good eye Sidharth for picking up that little artifact. I like the inquisitive ha.
TFS