Red-Breasted Nuthatch

[Gizzo Sparkes]

Cropped with some PP. I don't see too many of these C&C appreciated.

Nikon D3, 400mm, f/5.6, 1/800, ISO 400

[Doug Brown]

Hi Gizzo. I like the alert pose and eye contact. Exposure looks good. Maximum sharpness does not appear to be on the head, but rather on the flank and feet. There may also be a little motion blur of the head. The BG tree is fairly distracting; a step to your right might have gotten the tree out of the frame.

Please try to include your EXIF data along with your images, and remember that maximum image dimensions are 1024 pixels wide and 800 tall. Thanks for sharing.

[Arsdel Fluesmeier]

Very nice capture here. I think the head turn is just right.

[Gizzo Sparkes]

Thanks for the comments Doug and Arsdel. Appreciate it.