Mockingbird in the snow

This was taken a few weeks ago with 400L +1.4 TC @5.6 . shutter 1250, ISO 200. C&C welcome Thanks.

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Nice shot! Might want to clone out those two black squiggly things behind him but not a biggee.
Karen

It's a nice picture iterrier. Next time see if you can get the light at a better angle(On the front of the bird or with the sun directly behind you.) You could also try using some fill flash.

~David

Nice capture of one I don't have yet,Nicely done.

Excellent catch Joan. I don't think I've ever seen one. About how big is he? Somehow I had the idea they were Robin size, but this looks more like a sparrow.

canonloader wrote in post #2951838
Excellent catch Joan. I don't think I've ever seen one. About how big is he? Somehow I had the idea they were Robin size, but this looks more like a sparrow.

They are about the size of a robin. According to my bird guide book they are actually a little bigger. They are really pretty in flight when you see the white patches on the underside of their wings.

Well, he looks a little rounder than a robin.

pttenn wrote in post #2951609
Nice shot! Might want to clone out those two black squiggly things behind him but not a biggee.
Karen

I like the idea of cloning out the squiggly things. In fact I cropped out the top part which was really distracting.

Thanks to all for your kind words.

Nice shot Joan! I've seen a few this spring but still no keepers.

Zip

Dbirdman wrote in post #2951610
It's a nice picture iterrier. Next time see if you can get the light at a better angle(On the front of the bird or with the sun directly behind you.) You could also try using some fill flash.

~David

Good point about the lighting. Trouble is that when I see a bird to photograph I snap the shutter first before it flies away, and don't think about the lighting until later.

canonloader wrote in post #2951904
Well, he looks a little rounder than a robin.

Yes he does, but I've seen some pretty fat robins too.

iterrier wrote in post #2952334
Good point about the lighting. Trouble is that when I see a bird to photograph I snap the shutter first before it flies away, and don't think about the lighting until later.

Yeah, me too! You got the focus right on, though! Good job! I was nit-picking about the squiggley things...easy to look at a shot and see how to make it better but NOT THAT EASY to make the shot in the first place!
Karen

Nice capture of a bird that visits our area very rarely...never seen one myself.

Very nice image. He does look small but probably because he is all puffed up. It was probably cold that day. Good job there Joan.

EdV wrote in post #2954033
Very nice image. He does look small but probably because he is all puffed up. It was probably cold that day. Good job there Joan.

It was chilly that morning.