Red-bellied WP in early light

I went out to shoot some in the golden hours. This bird was half in the shade, half in the early light.

I say this often and mean it every time but this is one of my favorite birds.

Great Exposure, Very Nice Image!!!

Nicely done! Gotta love that light!

Very pretty capture.

Thanks hTr, Naturalist and csquared63.

It is slightly oof but I really liked the colors. I need to get up early more often.

Nice light on this image and I would be happy to just see one let alone get a nice image like this. There is one reported to be frequenting a feeder about an hour's drive from my place...its creating quite a stir as we don't often see them up this far.

PS...Did you get some new gear?

Gary,
Thanks for noticing - I got the 40D with the 28-135mm IS kit in mid-January and just recently added the 18-55mm IS.

I still struggle with a 200mm for birds, but until they add IS to the 400mm f/5.6 or upgrade the IS on the 300mm f/4L, I'll struggle with 200mm. I may pick up the 1.4TC.

My New Year's resolutions were to 1) shoot wide, 2) shoot vertical and 3) always set my white-balance with an 18% gray card when shooting wildflowers.

Getting the 18-55mm IS is to help me shoot wide while delaying getting the 10-22mm. I'm just trying to get out of the 70-200mm zone I was stuck in.

I put the 28-135mm IS on the old Rebel XT and have got my wife a tiny bit interested in photography.

What a beauty...you just can't beat that early AM light!