House Wren

Gallery: AvianPosted May 16, 2018259 views10 comments

Yesterday morning when I went out to feed birds, I found both my peanut feeders in front of the blind stuffed with small twigs-a sure sign of a wren. This morning the more natural of the two had been turned and emptied, so I put peanuts in it again. I decided to spend some time in the blind to see if he'd come back. Interestingly,he actually took a couple of peanuts out of the feeder-whether to eat them or just get them out of his way, I'm not sure. I did see him take a twig to the other feeder, but didn't have a camera angle that covered it. In this shot, he found a nearby perch to brag about all his neat nests (or at least these two).

7Dii, Sigma 150-600 C @ 484 mm, tripod with ballhead and Sidekick, f/8, 1/320, iso 2500, aperture priority, pattern metering, -2/3 EV. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped to a 13.2 MP 4x5. Taken at 7:30 am under overcast skies.

Your comments and critiques are greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 16, 2018 at 7:40 PM

A very sweet, well detailed look at this little fellow on an appropriate perch. I would think the OOF grass blade could be dispensed with, but on the other hand it does little harm.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on May 16, 2018 at 7:45 PM

Sweet perch, sweet background. Cute little guy.

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Comment posted by Debapratim Saha on May 17, 2018 at 9:42 AM

Like the diagonal perch,subtle light to get lovely detail and singing pose,a beautiful portrait of this nice looking wren Dennis.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on May 17, 2018 at 9:50 AM

Nice singing pose and smooth clean background, detail is excellent as well Dennis. devil

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Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on May 17, 2018 at 10:14 AM

A beautiful portrait of this little guy, Dennis. Sweet lighting, nice perch, and a soft background to make the wren stand out. Great detail in the plumage.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on May 17, 2018 at 10:54 PM

I love the attitude here Dennis. Just singing it's heart out. Nice clean composition and BG, except I would clone out the lone stem of grass that shows up just behind the wren as noted.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 18, 2018 at 2:01 PM

Sweet singing pose and nice BG.
I think I'd get rid of that one grass by the tail.
Sandy

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Comment posted by David Bogener on May 21, 2018 at 12:22 PM

Nice calling pose and soft light. Good detail. I like the diagonal perch and the complimentary background.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 26, 2018 at 10:27 PM

Well done, Dennis.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 27, 2018 at 1:42 PM

Excellent pose from this sweet bird. Fine detail and BG.
That blade of grass by the tail is a bit distracting.
Congrats on a fine WP!
Sandy

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