American Redstart

This is the first Redstart that I have caught with a camera. Conditions were tough with some harsh midday light; he was on one side of a canal and I was on the other; and he was pretty far up in a shaded tree.

With all that I still think the images turned out ok. A little cropping (OK a lot) and a little post-processing and voila! Hey, I can tell it's an American Restart (which by the way is a member in good standing of the Warbler family).

I'd like you honest opinion on these images. C&C encouraged and welcomed. Thanks for looking.

Great shots Ed. I think I may have seen one the other day. Looked like an orange blur and I thought at first it was a small Oriole.

canonloader wrote in post #3280968
Great shots Ed. I think I may have seen one the other day. Looked like an orange blur and I thought at first it was a small Oriole.

Thanks Mitch. I don't want to go off into a sidebar conversation but this guy was the second bird in two days (the Yellow Warbler yesterday was the first) that visibly flinched the first time the flash fired. Neither bird left but they both did definitely flinch!

Ouch! Only one comment and on the verge of Page 3 - a fate worse than death!

Happens to me all the time... hehehehe. Great photos though!

the last one is an awesome close up. too bad it wasnt of the birds with the nicer plumage. too bad the others shots the bird is shy and hiding behind that rotten leaf!! just one inch or two and u got a perfect shot.

Grimm75 wrote in post #3282479
Happens to me all the time... hehehehe. Great photos though!

Thanks. Yeah, every once in a while you just slip right through to oblivion. I've said it before but being ignored (no comments) is, to me, worse than getting negative feedback. At least with negative feedback, you have some idea of what to work on. But I like positive feedback as well.

howzitboy wrote in post #3282495
the last one is an awesome close up. too bad it wasnt of the birds with the nicer plumage. too bad the others shots the bird is shy and hiding behind that rotten leaf!! just one inch or two and u got a perfect shot.

Thanks. What you don't know is the first minute or two that I watched this guy he kept facing away from me so I ended up taking a couple of shots of his back just in case he flew away and never did turn around. But eventually he did turn around but I had the darn leaf to deal with.

Wow #3 is my favorite! Excellant shots man!

Very nice captures Ed.

EZRider wrote in post #3282820
Wow #3 is my favorite! Excellant shots man!

Reyno wrote in post #3282826
Very nice captures Ed.

Thanks EZ. Thanks Reyno. Glad you guys enjoyed the Redstart images. Like I said in my original post, I felt the images turned out well but I wasn't as sure as I was with some of the others I posted recently. The Redstart is a small bird and he was a long way off.

So again thanks for the feedback. I appreciate it.

I would be proud of the Redstart shots. IMO, one of the hardest songbirds to get a good shot of. Great catchlight in the eye. You were dealing with tough shooting conditions and you made the best of it. Good job. Oh, and the Robin is sharp as a razor!

Very nice shots Ed.

ngannet wrote in post #3287863
I would be proud of the Redstart shots. IMO, one of the hardest songbirds to get a good shot of. Great catchlight in the eye. You were dealing with tough shooting conditions and you made the best of it. Good job. Oh, and the Robin is sharp as a razor!

Thank you Bob. I had some questions in my own mind about these images. On one hand I felt they were good but on the other not up to some of my other recent posts. So I am glad to hear that you think they are "worthy".

Sindri Skulason wrote in post #3288086
Very nice shots Ed.

Thanks Sindri. As always I appreciate the feedback.

Very nice . I got my first Redstart this past weekend.

Mturnbo wrote in post #3288583
Very nice . I got my first Redstart this past weekend.

Thanks Mickey. We've seen Redstarts around here for several weeks now but this was the first I could get a shot of as well. Glad to hear that you like the images.