Sedge on the loose

The young Sedge Warbler was feeding intently directly in front of the main hide at Stithians Res on Sunday. A Sparrowhawk disturbed everything and the Sedge flew for cover into the Purple Loosestrife, just to the left of the main hide. I fired a continuous burst of about twenty shots and this was the best of the bunch. The edges of the image have been cropped and tidied up. I used the 300mm lens and 1.4x Teleconverter. A circular polariser drop-in filter was also unintentionally in the lens at the time.

Sedge Warbler with an 81A warm filter

I bought an 81A warmer filter and tonight was my first opportunity to use it in suitable colour conditions. This bird might also just benefit from a bit of make-up !

As you can see, the general colour pallette has become a warm brownish orange and has blended the background vegetation. I quite liked it - any comments are welcome (polite ones of course).

The shots were taken again on Perranporth dunes near the Lost Church at about 7pm tonight.

EXIF Detail. Aperture F/8. ISO 125. WB Cloudy. Shutter 1/125s. Exposure -0.7 EV. Tripod mounted.