Willow Flycatcher

Gallery: AvianPosted August 15, 2012113 views13 comments

At least I'm pretty sure that's what it is, given our location and its vocalization.

1DIV, 500mm ISL + 1.4TC, Black Widow on RRS legs, f5.6, 1/2000, iso 6440, Av mode with -1/3 compensation, cropped to 3.8 MP (more than I'd like but it didn't come any closer and I had a pit between us that prevented my movement). Normal processing in CS5. Taken on July 26th at 7:03 pm in a shrubby area of the local county nature preserve.

Your comments and criticisms are always appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on August 15, 2012 at 6:12 PM

Looks like a Willow Flycatcher to me.

Nicely composed with a nice clean background and good feather detail.
Love that small catch light in its eye.

Well done.

Registered on July 12, 2009, 92 Posts, 1074 Comments

Comment posted by Rebecka on August 15, 2012 at 6:18 PM

Oh, there is so much to love here. The evening light on the bird is wonderful, the great details - I always enjoy seeing a flycatcher's "whiskers," the perfectly muted background... just an all-around lovely image. And thanks for posting, have never seen this species.

Registered on February 5, 2009, 170 Posts, 924 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 15, 2012 at 7:26 PM

Very nice. It is difficult to get an empid in a clean composition such as this.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Alan Murphy on August 15, 2012 at 7:53 PM

A fantastic image of this species. Wish for a tighter crop.

Registered on December 3, 2003, 192 Posts, 739 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on August 15, 2012 at 8:06 PM

Lovely clean portrait.

Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 15, 2012 at 9:52 PM

Cool - a clean BG - which, as Richard mentions, is nearly impossible. A great "curious" pose, nice perch and very complimentary BG -
Very well-done!!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on August 16, 2012 at 12:44 AM

I agree with the ID. A very nice shot of a difficult Empid. Sweet light; good detail.

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments

Comment posted by Lennart Augustsson on August 16, 2012 at 5:04 AM

Nice! The background is like a watercolour painting and the sharpness on the bird is perfect.

Registered on July 29, 2011, 21 Posts, 137 Comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on August 16, 2012 at 8:09 AM

Nice composition and clean background, excellent perch and pose.

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 16, 2012 at 11:24 AM

Wonderful shot Dennis, perch, pose, background all help up very well for the crop and you have good detail where it counts, I like the eye contact as well, way to go.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Jaymes Dempsey on August 16, 2012 at 6:48 PM

Really nice capture, Dennis. Great detail!

Registered on June 28, 2010, 47 Posts, 590 Comments

Comment posted by David Williams on August 16, 2012 at 10:43 PM

Nice inquisitive look on this little guy, Dennis. Looks like he is really in the spotlight here, and he stands out from that dark bg very well.

Registered on March 8, 2005, 315 Posts, 2291 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on August 17, 2012 at 7:40 AM

Nice detail and inquisitive cock of the head Dennis

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments