Yellow Wagtail.

Discussion

9 replies

Posted by keith mitchell on July 7, 2009 at 4:06 PM

Female Yellow Wagtail.
Nikon D200
Sigma 50-500
1/1250
F8
iso 200.
Seem to take a lot of shots with yellow back grounds this was in Teesdale with a dackdrop of Buttercups and Globe flowers so loads of insects.

C&C please

Posted by Justin on July 7, 2009 at 4:17 PM

A fine shot Keith and the yellow and green backdrop makes a fine setting for this particular species.

Posted by Fran French on July 7, 2009 at 4:34 PM

My word what a nice beakful. Very nice Keith.

Fran

Posted by Rob Chace on July 7, 2009 at 5:44 PM

Would prefer a portrait crop i think. A slice off the right & a little off the left should do it. I love the background though. Well done

P.S I think its a female grey wagtail, not a yellow!

Posted by Craig Jones on July 7, 2009 at 6:00 PM

Lovely photo, like the pose and colours, very nice image Keith

Posted by Brett Lewis on July 7, 2009 at 6:26 PM

It looks good to me also but there is a bit of noise coming into the BG. Fine detail on the bird though..

Brett

Posted by John Robinson on July 7, 2009 at 6:35 PM

Try a portrait crop Mitch. Nice shot.Looks like the darker race - mine are all pale. I hate wagtails.! How many yellow races are there ? I think my mealworms make 'em go a funny colour anyway.
Seems a tiny bit noisy in the background for 200 ISO but no big deal.
Certainly looks like a yellow to me.(but I,m no twitchy)

John

Posted by keith mitchell on July 8, 2009 at 3:42 AM

Thanks for looking and your comments,Rob it is a female Yellow Wagtail.

Keith.

Posted by Kim Connolly on July 8, 2009 at 5:32 AM

A lovely photograph, beautifully detailed; great background too.

Posted by eric weight on July 8, 2009 at 3:55 PM

Lovely shot, which I think might benefit from some noise removal on the background. Otherwise excellent.

Eric