Blackcap - female (Sylvia atricapilla)

This is a beautiful capture Ian! Love the composition in this photograph, the pose of the bird lines up beautifully with the angle of the flower stalks. Even with dull light you caught a great image.

Isn't it fun when you see the same bird visiting the garden over several weeks? I've got a little female Dark-eyed Junco that lost one foot sometme around that ice storm we had. She is still looking fine and I see her almost every day. I'm hoping if she's made it this long she'll be able to migrate along with the other birds come spring.

nice one ian,what a beauty,lovely pic,well done.

A lovely shot. I have a female occasionally visiting my garden but as yet I have only manged one pic straight into the light of this fast-moving species. Thanks for sharing.

Pleasant composition. Lots of colour. :up: :up: :up:

Very nice setting, good picture.

Beautiful composition, Ian! Is it already spring there???

What a cutie. We had some earlier in the garden but I think they've moved on.

Nice one Ian, lovely bird, well done.