[Leica] Oak Titmouse

[Douglas Herr]

The Oak Titmouse is a common year-round resident of California's foothills in riparian area, open oak woodlands and many suburban yards, which is where this bird lives: my yard.

This species is a member of the Paridae family, best known in North America as the Chickadees.  Adorable and a pleasure to have around but difficult to photograph because of their shaded woodland habitat, their energy level suggestive of a bellyful of an energy drink, and the drab gray plumage that makes it difficult to visually separate the bird from its surroundings.

There's not much I can do about the habitat or energy level but I thought I'd try backlighting to create a rim light effect to separate the little fluffball from the background:

http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/paridae/baeolophus/inornatus/baeino19.html

a7rIII, FE 600/4 GM
All comments are welcome.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com