Springtime

Took this shot late in the afternoon in green island iowa.
The geese were coming in from the river by the thousands and this one was in front of the Dnr office in a pond by himself.

canon 40d tamron 200-500mm lens.
f/9.o iso400 shutter 1/640

please let me know what you think...im running my camera on manual on would like your input.

I would like to see the eyes. As you can see from the previous cardinal photo it really adds to any bird picture.

We are starting to see geese in northern Wisconsin. Had my first female bluebird and female grosbeak this week.

Pretty decent shot. Like the color and the reflection. I think I see the eye but the light direction could be better. Good detail in the body, just the head is dark. Not sure if you can get more detail if you try to lighten it a bit. Nice to see your post havent seen one for a bit.

Tricky exposure, so you did well. I'd try to pull a hair more detail out of the shadows--and as Phil suggested, bringing out the eye would be a major plus--but other than that it looks good to me.