A local pop idol - Dickcissel

[cfcrebel]

Hi all,
My first bird post here. So, be gentle.
I took this photo last year on my birthday at a local water treament facility. The male birds were singing everywhere. I'm glad this one let me approach quite close. Maybe he was singing me a birthday song. ;D

Wish it was a more natural perch. C&C welcome.

500mm, 1/800s, f8, ISO400, EC= +0.33, Flash on, uncropped

[Romy Ocon]

Nice first photo post, Fee.... beautiful bird, you must've been able to get very close, as the DOF at f/8 looks pretty thin.

Romy

[dogears]

Nice shot. He looks like a colored ETS So is it really called dickcissel?

[cfcrebel]

Thanks for the comments guys. Yep, Dickcissel is his name. I think they are also in the sparrow family.

[Reyno Rosete]

Good to see you posting here Fee...very nice capture indeed !!!

[Bobby Kintanar]

That is a beauty! The bird looks like a cross between a Eurasian Tree Sparrow and a Yellow Wagtail! :-)

[JP Cariño]

beautiful bird

[cfcrebel]

Thanks Bobby, JPC for the kind comments. Glad you like it.