Early riser

Chosen Pick of the Month! Judges' comments include: "The colors of the bird are beautiful, and he framed the photo well." "The photo is so classic it looks like a turn-of-the-century detailed painting." "I love the composition and the colors."
The photographer wrote: "Personally, I would rather see a pheasant under leaves than under glass! This beauty seemed to be waiting for the sun to burn the dew off the grass and was still on the downed tree branches when I left after taking a couple of photos." Photo taken June 19. 1/250 sec at f/5.6

By Al Seger
AlSegerPhoto.com