Bird Photo Competition 1 2017 : Entry Number 125

It's always difficult to get an unobscured photo of a Kinglet, so to capture one of these tiny birds with its crest raised is quite an achievement.

Thank you so much to the judge for giving my photo a mark of excellence. My name is Jacob McGinnis. I took this photo of this male Golden-crowned Kinglet at Cottage Lake Park, Woodinville, WA, USA. I used a Nikon D7000 and my trusty Nikon 300mm f/4D ED lens. I shoot in raw, so I process all my photos through Adobe Lightroom CC. I made only minimal color and exposure adjustments, in order to make the photo look as true to reality as possible.