Bryan, with a feeder you can move it so that the sun is behind you. Your shot is quite underexposed especiall the subject, you need good light so that you can see the detail on the bird's colorful throat. Good luck next time!


Osprey and a carp.


I had good light and relatively close distance, hope you don't mind the nasty background []. I don't know what was up with the fish, but I think it was a dead one.


40D and 500 f/4L IS, f/4, 1/1600, ISO 250, manual exposure, handheld





Peacock


I wish that I'd used a smaller aperture so the feathers in the bg were sharper


40D and 500 f/4L IS, f/4, 1/250, ISO 400, manual exposure, handheld