Lincoln's Sparrow

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Description

A bird I’ve rarely seen. Photographed today at a local NWR. I like the perch and the complementary background.

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Any thoughts appreciated.

Technical Details

Canon R5, 100-500 with 1.4 TC at 700 mm; 1/640 at f10, +1/3 EV; ISO 2000

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Allen - Oh, this is excellent! I have no images of these guys. Very fine detail, nice pose, and I love the yellow lichen and green moss on the interesting branch.
Clean, very complimentary BG too.
Not a nit from me!

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So do I - an excellent capture in every regard!

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Beautiful job, Allen. I think I may have seen one once, but no images. This is excellent. Very tiny nit on composition, my eye would appreciate just a bit more room under that cute crooked twig at the bottom and maybe the same amount off the top of the frame, which is pretty empty.

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Very lovely capture in wonderful light and a matching perch and BG! I agree with @Dennis_Plank about more room at the bottom – a tangent like that creates tension and this is such a peaceful image otherwise.

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Very nice bird. I always get very excited when seeing a species I’ve never seen before. As far as the composition is concerned, yes, just a touch more below would be welcome, but it’s not a big thing. At the largest size I think the focus is not completely on the eye? But I’m a pixel peeper and you can always tell me I’m wrong :upside_down_face:

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