Theme: Singing male Eastern Towhee

[Karl Egressy]

This is one at eye level and singing. I like better the one I posted a few days back but this one fits the theme I guess.
I selectively used gaussian blur in a layer and used layer mask. Don't do it often but it works sometimes.
I also removed any magenta cast using selective colour.
(No matter where I moved the bird merged with the tree.)
Thanks for looking.

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Manual Exposure
Tv 1/160
Av 7.1
ISO 640
EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Flash Exposure Compensation -2 2/3

[jack williamson]

Nice singing pose and detail. I think you could add just a touch of black.

Jack

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice singing pose for the theme, and good forest feel to the image. Well done with the gaussian blur and colour cast removal. Sharp. I agree the blacks could go a touch darker, and too bad the trunk runs behind the head of the towhee...but you know that already.

[Lorant Voros]

Lovely singing pose and nice green bg, good detail in the plumage. Pity for the tree behind and the bird could use some more contrast IMO. Nice one.

[Robert Holguin]

Very nice shot. Love the calling pose.Well done.