Beautiful. I may have eliminated the twigs at the top, but the colors are beautiful and the DOF is very nice.

Beautiful!! Maybe clone out the one twig just off the birds beak. And maybe just a bit more "punch" with contrast and saturation.

Very nice shot! I would lighten the birt just a little bit.

I like this capture. When I first saw this photo I thought it was a winter scene & would make a good christmas card. I guess the lighter twigs & blurred background give it a 'snowy' effect. Nicely done. I too would have cloned out the twigs.

Very nice. If two center twigs were removed this would make a nice stock photo image. I agree the color could use a little bit of punch, but since my monitor is not calibrated to your monitor I can't be sure that would be a good thing.

woa good shot, and good dof, really also the bird looks good, this red...

Thanks everyone, never even thought of removing twigs- great critiques! Interesting on the red, the cardinal looks redder in PS than it does posted on line.

Wonderful photo.

un rouge un peu terne mais l'arrière plan le met bien en valeur. Dommage pour le bout de queue manquant