Lunchtime Waxwings

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I have not been able to go out this year. Last Friday, I brought my camera to work and went for a short walk at lunch to a nearby area that has consistently been visited by Bohemian waxwings for the past 3 years. In a sense, the waxwings have been a nice benchmark every winter for me to test out my compositional and post-processing skill - the rig has remained the same.
The last photo is the one that I struggle with the most because it has the least interesting background and I wish that there was more space under it (as it is looking down).

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Ok, I came here to offer some feedback and then scrolled past six images. For me, having one image to focus on and provide feedback would be a lot easier than reviewing a portfolio. Maybe that's normal here, I'm kinda new. Just letting you know that's a friction point for me.
 
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jeremyjohnsonphotos said:
Ok, I came here to offer some feedback and then scrolled past six images. For me, having one image to focus on and provide feedback would be a lot easier than reviewing a portfolio. Maybe that's normal here, I'm kinda new. Just letting you know that's a friction point for me.
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It is a normal thing here. You are free to focus on only one photo if you would like to.
 
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DBalaur said:
It is a normal thing here. You are free to focus on only one photo if you would like to.
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While we don't limit the number of images in the Critique forum, it is much easier for responders to make their comments on only 1 or 2 images. Then all the responses correspond to the same images.

The location itself provides a very difficult situation for good photographs due to the cluster of small branches and leaves - often with a busy background also. I watch look for photo ops such as #5 and 6.
 
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I would remove the branch that looks like it is coming out the head. Then crop such that the birds head is about at 2/3. This would help display the color and detail that you captured of the bird better and still leave enough of the environment
 
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