Quote Originally Posted by Samrat Sarkar View Post
Exposing the true/original colour of a bird is a big challenge to every photographer. You may notice that authors like Inskipp, Rusmussen etc prefer hand sketches of bird for field guide not photograph to document original plumage. The iridescent plumage of swallow in sunlight is quite difficult to expose.
Totally agree with Samratji. Its difficult to get small birds bigger in a frame and cropping reduces the details. So for birding you can try to choose a good spot and use a hide to sit, so you can get good close-ups. Keep clicking.