Bearded Tit

Nice warm light and super detail. I really like the perch! Sharon

Beautiful bird - love the soft colours and light. That bright eye is marvelous, and I love the fuzzy perch.
That dark area intersecting the head bugs me a little - not a big deal, but i think cloning some out then healing over it would improve the image.
Really fine catch!
Sandy

wow

Very cool, Oscar. Amazing how close the coloration is to the bg, but you did a great job of separating the bird. I love the perch and the intent look of the eye.

Love this one! Beautiful bird with excellent perch and BG!

Comp is a bit centered for my taste. Maybe a bit more room bottom and right and a bit less on top?

Nice palette and light. That fuzzy, yet spiny perch works well with the smoot BG. Very focused eye and look.

Wonderful light and colors really make this stand out beautifully. The pose, perch, background blend well together and the eye contact really draws me into the image, well done.

Beautiful colors and light, Oscar. Terrific look at the eye. You got a great perch and a fine composition, but I find the oof stalks above the birds a little distracting.

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Killer image, here, Oscar. Just gorgeous. So many things coming together to make this top-shelf, IMO. I read all the previous comments, critiques and suggestions and generally can't disagree with any of them...except this has fantastic impact as presented, and in the end it's hard to get around that for me. If I were forced to consider areas for improvement, the thing I would personally look at (and this really is just my taste or "style") would be whether you had the room in the original file to move the comp so the bird is higher and slightly more to the left of the image than he is here. However, there's so many variables that come into play with these kind of suggestions: did you choose this comp because of distracting elements to the right or bottom of this frame, and what would happen when the upper grasses were cropped out of the frame, leaving only the large and then very dominant "blob" behind the bird? For me, I'm thinking you probably knew what you were doing when you chose this comp, and it's a stellar image as a result.

Lovely tones and sweet light in this Oscar - well done,
Cheers, Greg

Nice looking female you had there ! Like the bird, perch and shot. Funny, we call them "Bearded Reedlings" ... Great shot ! Hans

Well captured Oscar, i've never actually seen one in the open. One of our most beautiful birds i'd love to get an image like this. I really like the pastel colours throughout the image.and the natural perch. It wont be long before sea eagles visit Hyde Park!! Graham

Thanks for all the comments. Unfortunately I can't move the bird much higher as I don't have any more room at the bottom and to the right on the image. The dark bit above the head bugs me too, and in fact it is an out of focus reed head which was between me and the bird. I'm hopefully heading back tomorrow afternoon when the forecast is sunny again so will try and get some clearer shots!

Graham you never know! This year they've had Scaup, Goosander, Bearded Tits, and a female Goldeneye yesterday, all in central London! The capital's not too bad for photography occasionally

Oscar

Beautiful job in capturing feather detail, the warm light, and complimentary BG.

Lovely - congrats on a fine WP!
Sandy

Superb!!