# Spotted Towhee

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/spotted-towhee/19173>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [January 10, 2021, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/spotted-towhee/19173 "2021-01-10T21:55:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**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:** [January 10, 2021, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/spotted-towhee/19173/1 "2021-01-10T21:55:50Z")

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![Spotted Towhee](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/7/e/7e4b982d7f10be16fceb64d26988931cbeb3d90f.jpeg)

In a tree. Note the shadow on the neck.

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Is this a composite: No  
iso 1250, 300, f4.5, 1000th, D850, handheld, heavily shaded, 50% full frame

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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:** [January 10, 2021, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/spotted-towhee/19173/2 "2021-01-10T23:48:13Z")

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Wonderful sharpness in a lovely setting! Looks like this one has a modeling career ahead.

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**Author:** ![linda\_mellor](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/linda_mellor/32/15806_2.png) [@linda\_mellor](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/linda_mellor)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 1:24am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/spotted-towhee/19173/3 "2021-01-11T01:24:45Z")

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Composition and OOF background are spot on, David. What caught my eye was the bird’s eye. Is so Intense and focused on something.Nicely seen and captured.

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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:** [January 11, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/spotted-towhee/19173/4 "2021-01-11T19:22:17Z")

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Excellent, David. Beautiful detail and a very nice pose. I’ve only had one I know of coming into my feeder area and it’s so skittish I haven’t gotten a decent shot thus far this winter.

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**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:** [January 12, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/spotted-towhee/19173/5 "2021-01-12T15:32:42Z")

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A dandy photo of the Towhee. I like the perch and the way you have used it for framing the bird. I have never seen a Towhee with this mottled look before. Interesting. The eye and fine feather detail stand out nicely.

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**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:** [January 13, 2021, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/spotted-towhee/19173/6 "2021-01-13T17:11:32Z")

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Excellent image, David ! I like everything about it. Scrolling down a little bit, I noticed that I would be tempted to take a tiny bit of the upper part, basically above the highest green/back moss on the most-right twig (hope I am clear). Very nice shot ! Cheers, Hans