Annick,

Impressive and well timed not to mention in broad daylight as well. Good show!

Phil

Great capture there Rathika. To me it appears the focus point is the beak and perhaps the bird moved ever so very little making the eye a touch blurred.

Otherwise a good shot all the same

The colours of this bird are awesome andthe dark bg has helped bringing them out. Good feather details but them there purplish blue eyes are something else altogether! Great stuff. Very informative narration as weed.
Phil

Lovely photo with great timing. Patience pays. Well done!

Good feather details, controlled exposure and composition. Well done!

Good one there Pam, smooth BG to really bring out the bird with so sharp feather details.
TFS,
Phil

Hi Goutham,
Congratulations on a fantastic capture. The feather details are simply awesome. Food is another pluspoint Hope to see more from this series.

Phil

Hi Jason,
Lovely looking little fella that somewhat resembles some of the fly catchers up around the tropics. Very informative writeup you have added. I note both legs are tagged. Is this normal in NZ that the wildlife department carries this out to see how far they migrate?
Good use of fill flash to get the catchlight in his eyes and to enhance feather details
Cheers,
Phil

Hi Luis,

Very good contrasty colours and composition. Vey smooth BG to bring the bird out. Excellent capture!

Phil

Ivo,

Spot on shot there, underwing details and creamy bg. Excellent stuff!

Phil