Jay

Beautiful corvid species the nervous Eurasian Jay ...

Canon 50D ~ Canon 400L ~ 1/1250 ~ 7.1 ~ iso 400 ~ virtually Full Frame

Mick ...

A great shot, not easy to get close to are they
Well done.

Geoff.

Indeed a nice shot. I did not manage to this close and get a sharp picture. :)
Wel done.

Attractive placement within the picture space. I'm not sure how much sharpening you've applied but the image could handle a little more without detriment. The perch is rather interesting and if you are using it at a feeding station it might be worth seeing if you can change its orientation so that the hole in the branch isn't visible from the camera position. As it is, it pulls the eye a bit and forms a rather distracting element.

The only thing I could add to Phil's comment is that it might pay to try and get some more seperation between the bacground and the subject as it is a bit distracting being neither identifiable or smooth. It would be worth looking at because the colour of much of it is very complimentary to the bird's plumage. Still better than any of my Jay shots.
eric

I agree the background is not quite right, i am going to use a changeable Bg drop with will eliminate the blotchy Bg ... As for the perch its already been changed for a new one as the end broke off ...

Thanks for the comments