Bird on a spikey bush!

Hi all

Havent posted for a while due to various commitments over Christmas and New Year so I hope everyone had a great break and are looking forward to a year full of great photography!

I photographed this female Stonechat this afternoon after it was feeding on salt left by the gritter on the road. Luckily for me, it was a great poser, and using the car as a hide, allowed a very close approach.

It's forecast -10c tonight so hopefully it will survive another harsh night.

Comments and crits welcome.

Regards

Ian

FF
Canon 40D
Canon 500mm F4 L
ISO 320
1/800sec at f/13
Beanbag on car window.

Love the shot Ian good detail and colour,good poser
Brona

A lovely image Ian.
Robert

Nice image Ian. I wonder if editing out that dead leaf at the top would improve it further?

David

Cracking shot and sharp as a a tack. I like the other parallel sticks which give it balance (at least for me!).

Hi Ian,

lovely sharp shot and a very nice background

I would lose the two small stray twigs bottom right

Hello Ian.

Loveley image of this Stonechat and really like the setting.

If I was going to do any think to this it would be just to remove the dead leaves, I like the lower twigs and also feel they balance the image.

a lovely shot Ian, well composed. I also like the twigs and wouldn't change them, apart from perhaps the dead leaf.

Matt

A lovely detailed bird, as a composition I like it as it is - a bleak Winter scene setting for this single Stonechat.

Love Stonechats as they have a real ,cheeky character, you have captured this female very well and in brillant light bringing her to life,very clever composition too,a very nice image

Good one. Love ther extra twigs in the pic too.
Cheers
JohnR

Really nice shot. Love the composition and the bird. Looks great in the setting.

Ian