# Morning Western Bluebirds

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/morning-western-bluebirds/49599>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [February 1, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/morning-western-bluebirds/49599 "2026-02-01T15:44:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Dave\_Douglass](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dave_douglass/32/5332_2.png) [@Dave\_Douglass](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dave_Douglass)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/morning-western-bluebirds/49599/1 "2026-02-01T15:44:36Z")

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![BLUEBIRDS.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/2/d/2d95dae19bfb78433eb8842f00fa8dfc250c8a27.jpeg)

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> The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

### Description

I got this couple in the early morning considering taking up residence in our backyard bird box. Hope they decide to stay.

### Specific Feedback

Cropping? I tried having more space on the left for them to potentially jump into but I opted for this crop which seemed more balanced to me. Thoughts?

### Technical Details

Z9, 180-600 lens, Nikon 1.4 TC, monopod, 1/1000th, f 9.0, 990mm, ISO 20000, cropped to 3592 x 5392.

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**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:** [February 1, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/morning-western-bluebirds/49599/2 "2026-02-01T15:53:09Z")

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Nice job, Dave. I always seem to have a shadow from the roof overhang with this species. The even light worked really well here.

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**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/morning-western-bluebirds/49599/3 "2026-02-01T15:58:19Z")

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Lovely capture with great light and good colors! I think it could be good to have a little more room on the left and less on the right. I wonder if darkening the house makes a difference in the feeling about the composition?

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**Author:** ![Allen\_Brooks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_brooks/32/390_2.png) [@Allen\_Brooks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Brooks)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/morning-western-bluebirds/49599/4 "2026-02-01T16:35:55Z")

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You caught some nice poses, Dave. Lovely colors and nice background. It’s nice to capture a pair of bluebirds in this setting-tells a story. Hope they stay, too. In my neck of the woods, all too often the Violet-green swallows seem to beat them out. To my eye, the NR seems to have smoothed out the feather detail a bit. Agree with Diane’s thoughts on cropping.