Cedar Waxwing

Thanks for you comments & critique!

A beautiful shot, Bill!

Very sharp and clear, fine detail. Good work Bill.

Wonderful Bill, I'm forever intrigued by these birds. Excellent feather detail, the texture of their feathers is usually so smooth they look like a solid surface. Beautiful color, exposure, focus and composition.

Love it, a beauty, Bill, great catch!

Very nice Mr Bill, how do you get such clarety in your photos?

Very very nice; love the composition, perfect.

Have never seen a waxwing myself but have the feeling from seeing a few images that this is - like the Great Blue Heron (as William McCarey pointed out) - a hard subject to focus on; must be the real soft and smooth feathers.

I like that I can see the eye; the light caught in it is a nice extra; in too many waxwing shots the eye merges with the black band and is indistinguishable.

There is a small amount of noise in the image that should be removable but might be the residual from applying a noise filter already; I'm not sure.

I need to learn how to make frames like this, I like this one too. Regards, Dieter