New Joiners - Animals #876

I love the expression on this coyotes face and the light catches his eyes so well. The colour palette is warm and aesthetically pleasing throughout and you have nice layers with the snow and vegetation. I'd recommend a slight crop from the right to get the subject to look into the frame more.

I love how you've shown more of the surroundings, albeit with a shallow depth of field but it still works! The layers from the foreground to the background mountain and sky adds perspective and a form of natural framing to the image.

What a beautiful bird and you've captured every fine detail, including that beautiful yellow eye which pops from the image. I'd consider either changing the crop or cropping the original to get the bird to look into the frame more.

Pigeons are often heavily overlooked in the wildlife photography world which is a crying shame as there's such beautiful birds with great iridescence in their feathers as you've shown here. I like the depth and angle looking down the post with the forerunner pigeon taking centre stage.

This is such a fantastic environmental shot, with plenty of hidden animals for us to find as we explore the image. The exposure and colour palette is spot on and you've timed the image well with the water flicking up from the Zebra.

I love the low angle you've created here, giving some depth and framing to the image rather than a 'flatter' canvas had you been standing up. The colours are gorgeous with the flowers and the stormy clouds adds an additional element to the image.

Whilst there's a lot going on in this image in terms of details and contrast, the heron still pops so well from the image given the contrast of colour and brightness. I like the disrupted reflections showing in the water and how you've ensured you didn't crop it off.

You've used the foreground branches to perfectly frame this handsome magpie, with great depth and minimal distraction from the elements around him. The focus is spot on and I love the few stray snowflakes which add to the overall atmosphere.

What an awesome capture and I love how the jay on the right is completely off the ground, with some added motion blur in the feet and wings to enhance the feel of the image. The colours are gorgeous and there's nothing to distract the viewer away.

What a character and you've captured the image so well, with nice bokeh from the shallow depth of field and no distracting elements. This works great with this aspect ratio but could also be a candidate for a square crop.

Snow this dense can be a challenge to photograph through due to the focusing system, but you've nailed it here. The natural framing from the tree works so well to isolate the eagle and I like the choice to centralise him.

You've captured such piercing eye contact here that it really draws you into the image and keeps your attention fixed. The symmetry on the face is spot on, along with a good depth of field ensuring all key details are in focus.

The muzzle and features on this dogs snout punch out of the image and I love how you've chosen to focus on that rather than the eyes. The amber colour from the eyes still feature well in the image, giving us more to explore.

That piercing stare from the lion makes this image and I love the depth of field, ensuring the lion and carcass are perfectly in focus whilst everything else fades into the distance. The square crop works but I'd be interested to see the original too.

You couldn't have timed this image better and despite a slower shutter speed, the action is still frozen well. I'd consider increasing the exposure ever so slightly so we can see and appreciate more of the finer details on the elephant.