Female Purple Finch

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My first morning out in my blind in far too long. I’ve had the ponds and drips out there running for a month and finally cleaned them up and got them ready for the summer. This is my small “pond” about the size of a standard bird bath and raised up about 18 inches off the ground on a pile of rocks.

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7DII, Sigma 150-600 C @ 403 mm, tripod with ball head and Sidekick, f/8, 1/400, iso 1250, manual exposure. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped from the right and a sliver off the top and the remnants of an out of focus perch removed from the upper right. Final size is 16 MP. Taken this morning at 7:57 am.

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Good pose and detail and a nice setting with the clean background, rocks, and water. I must say, you do inspire me to try some of the things you do to get these nice/natural bird photos.

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Another very nice setting and image you have created Dennis. Love the wet rocks and the pose of the bird is very nice. Good details on the bird as well.