California Towhee

Starting to finally feel like spring here in Northern California. 7D2, Sigma 150-600mm@600mm, F10, 1/1000, ISO 800, handheld, full frame.

Thanks for any comments or suggestions, Dave

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Starting to look like spring in this image, Dave. Your smaller aperture really worked with the surrounding blossoms. Very well done.

Nothing I love more than small birds in floral environments. Like @Dennis_Plank, I think this image screams Spring and I am ready for Spring. I really enjoy the fine feather details of the bird, it is a nice contrast to the “soft” (not in the sense of acuity) feeling from the flower. I think you could bring down the sharpening a touch lower. We do have some sweet light here in California (except when it’s cloudy!).

Nice spring image.
Fine detail, great flowers and pose.
I’d consider removing that horizontal branch right above birdie’s head to clean up just a bit.
Sweet image!
Sandy