A Common Redpoll before they depart...

[Daniel Cadieux]

Any day now these beautiful arctic birds will go back onto their journey north for the breeding season. Hard to believe they call southern Canada / northern U.S. as their "southern" winter homes! Good for us as they add a nice splash of colour on certain gloomy winter days...

Canon 30D + 100-400L @350mm, aperture priority, evaluative metering, 1/320s., f/6.3, ISO 800, +1 EC, natural light, handheld, ~85% FF. Eliminated two unsightly bright OOF branches in URC.

[Gary Esman]

Hi Daniel, like the color combo here. Looks like the wind was blowing a little and he is hanging on tight. Also like the expression, sharpness, HA, perch and the grip of the lower foot.

Gary.

[Stu Bowie]

Good angled pose Dan, tack sharp where it counts, and the reds do stand out nicely on his plumage. Lovely complimentary BG too.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Very nice IQ and a very nice looking bird...I like the Bg and the red pops nicely...Very nice image Daniel

[arash_hazeghi]

nice pose and details, wish the tail was in focus too.

[Sid Garige]

Very nice pose and details Dan. Like the background. Very complementing