# Male Western Bluebird **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** birds\ **Created:** [March 7, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/male-western-bluebird/20490 "2021-03-07T23:24:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/male-western-bluebird/20490/1 "2021-03-07T23:24:26Z")
![Male Western Bluebird](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/a/6/a6f3a188fb05f415ef25f72b23d2fd67dac1ead0.jpeg) The Bluebirds were starting to hang around the back yard nest box shopping in warm weather recently. This gentleman posed nicely for me one evening. ### Specific Feedback Requested Anything. ### Technical Details Is this a composite: No Sony A7Riv, FE200-600 + 1.4 TC @ 840 mm, hand held, f/9, 1/1000, iso 1000, manual exposure. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped to 3600x4596 from a horizontal original. Taken March 3rd at 5:02 PM. ###### ---
**Author:** ![Kris\_Smith](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/kris_smith/32/59826_2.png) [@Kris\_Smith](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Kris_Smith)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2021, 12:15am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/male-western-bluebird/20490/2 "2021-03-08T00:15:52Z")
What a beauty! What, you couldn’t get him to go a tiny bit higher on that branch so his tail wasn’t cut off? Silly bird. Still, the light is to die for. ---
**Author:** ![terryb](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/terryb/32/39625_2.png) [@terryb](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/terryb)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2021, 1:36am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/male-western-bluebird/20490/3 "2021-03-08T01:36:29Z")
Can’t go wrong with Bluebirds, Dennis. Nice perch and a good BG. Well done. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Leroy](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@David\_Leroy](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Leroy)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2021, 1:45am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/male-western-bluebird/20490/4 "2021-03-08T01:45:12Z")
The results from the new camera are turning out first class. Really a nice pose and lovely bg. Nice and sharp and excellent colors. A pretty bird. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Schoen](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_schoen/32/368_2.png) [@David\_Schoen](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Schoen)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/male-western-bluebird/20490/5 "2021-03-08T16:22:48Z")
Superb color and detail. Might even work as horizontal crop. ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/male-western-bluebird/20490/6 "2021-03-08T16:27:59Z")
> [@David\_Pottinger\_Dunn\_Schoen](#): > > Might even work as horizontal crop. Hi @David_Schoen I do have a few frames where he has more of a head turn to our right which would work very well for that crop, but I chose to process this one because it was just marginally the sharpest. ---
**Author:** ![Hans\_Overduin](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/hans_overduin/32/406_2.png) [@Hans\_Overduin](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Hans_Overduin)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/male-western-bluebird/20490/7 "2021-03-08T17:17:31Z")
Nice bird, and it stands out great against the background. Indeed, a slight bummer that the tail tip seems to be missing, but what can you do? All in all a very pleasant image. Best, Hans ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morrissey](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/peter_morrissey/32/683_2.png) [@Peter\_Morrissey](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Peter_Morrissey)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2021, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/male-western-bluebird/20490/8 "2021-03-08T21:17:23Z")
Hi Dennis The Bluebird do have a tuff union. Very pretty photograph. Peter