Today I had a surprise visitor at my feeding station; Northern Flicker....didn't expect them for another month or so. They're a very skittish bird around here....I got lucky.


100-400mm at 400, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/400 w/a 40D cropped and 100%





Nate, read Rockwell's article at your suggestion....the smart sharpening certainly did bring out the feather detail. But I need to start seriously thinking about a big prime....the Mandarin is mouth watering. LOL Seriously, the wing spread capture is fantastic.


JJphoto......grab yourself 2 books, 1 for the field; The Audonon Society Field Guide to North American Birds. It fits in your hip pocket and is very durable....I've had mine for 30 years now....wow, I'm getting old. The second book is for when you're working on your photos at the computer; The Sibley Guide to Birds. I'm assuming you're in N. America.


BTW....the bird in the photo, again assuming you're in N.A., is a Turkey Vulture.


Regards


Bill