Golden-crowned Sp&Rpst

Ran across this one in the old files and decided it was worth posting.  This is more of a field guide shot than an artistic one, but it shows the plumage on this handsome bird very well I think.  This bird tends to be a skulker in the underbrush, but does come out occasionally.  In this case it was visiting a ground feeding area I set up under a copse of small Douglas Firs with a blind handy.

7D, 500mm f4 ISL + 1.4TC, Jobu gimbal mounted to blind window, f/6.3, 1/160, iso 400, aperture priority, pattern metering with -1 stop compensation (I was also shooting chickadees and had it set to keep from blowing out their white cheek patches).  Minimal processing in LR5 & CS6.  Full frame.  Taken April 26th, 2013 at 7:17 am.

I appreciate all your comments on my hummingbird posts and look forward to your input on this one.

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