I spent about an hour in the blind tonight and got this shot of a cardinal. I'm not sure if this is a female or a juvenile. I like the pose but unfortunately the eye is not tack sharp on this one. (My backyard, Morrison, IL)
Here is another case where I'm not sure if this is a female or a juvenile. I'm 99% sure it is a house finch though. I would say this is as close to portfolio worthy as I have come so far. I just wish it was a prettier bird, like a cardinal or even a male house finch. I would also be happier if the tail didn't intersect the perch which is why I giving myself a year to get ten images... so I can be that picky.
I normally prefer a natural perch but I thought the arch of the shepherd's hook made for a nice composition.
I was about to go inside when these two house finch's showed up. It was pretty cool to see the male feeding the baby even though it happened right next to the duct tape mess. I could try photo-shopping it out but I would be missing the baby's tail. Another option would be cropping really tight but this was shot at 1/125 of a second and the overall sharpness isn't good enough to handle that tight of a crop. I have already cropped down to about 60% of the original image.
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