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    Camera Model Canon EOS 50D
    Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
    Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/500
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    Exposure Compensation -2/3
    ISO Speed 400
    Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
    Focal Length 380.0mm
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    Shot taken from my garden hide, all C & C welcome.

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    Hi Jon, the Jay has posed nicely for you, and showing off his acorn to you. Good sharp detail on the head and beak, and just a hint of tongue visible. Lovely greens of your grass. Does it need mowing

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    Hi Jon, I know how shy these Jays can be, so well done drawing him in. Perhaps you could try getting him on a branch above the grass for a softer background.

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    Gerald

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    Nice job with the details. Agree with Gerald on future ideas if you have room for some perches in your garden.

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    Thanks for the feedback everyone, strangely enough I had just been photographing the bird on a hollowed out stump and I had placed thyme in front of it but the bird kept landing so half it's body was hidden. I will try a different perch.
    Stu I cut the lawn the previous day but we have had such glorious weather it grew three inches overnight

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    Nice and low and the nut is great. Gotta love those blinds.

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