Chickadee be still

I think I'm close to tweaking the d300 to where it needs to live for my wildlife stuff. This was shot at 800 ISO and I always seem to worry with the APS-C sensor that I'm going to get noise and though there is some noise, overall, I'm OK with it. Hi ISO noise filter is set to high in camera menu.

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics3/300schika.jpg

Beautiful shot! I really like the out of focus sprig of colourful leaves and the pastel background ... Gives it an artsy look .
The wee bit of noise looks just fine to me . :)

Another nice Chickadee shot, on a perfect perch, and it seems you are adapting well to the new equipment Michael.