Here is one from back in January off of the back deck. I tried and tried and tried and TRIED to get a decent picture of this little guy when he would scream in at Mach 3 grab a beakful of PB/suet and scream off again. This was the best I got - I really wish you could see more of his red crown, but I'll sure take it.
Nikon D70, Nikkor 400 mm, f/2.8, 1/320th second, ISO 200, tripod from chair blind on the back deck with a dead cedar limb clamped to the railing as a perch, cropped for composition.
Nice pose, and good job of catching one of this little guys at all.
I bit of selective lightening of the bird would be my choice. I'd also consider a composition where lower left bit of the perch enters the frame from the corner, i.e., a crop from the bottom.
Hi Robert, I agree with Jim on the crop and would like to see the whole thing lighter. These guys are not easy so you did well.
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