Northern Rough-winged Swallow.

[Karl Egressy]

This juvenile is perching in a fallen over dead tree.
Thanks for looking.

Canon 5DM3
Canon 500 f4.0 II. + 1.4x III.
ISO 800
f 7.1
1/1250 s
Fill flash at -2 1/3
tripod

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely image, Karl. Perfect green BG which really helps this young bird to pop. Good use of flash to help with the harsh light. I tried a crop here that i preferred to this one with some off of the bottom just above the broken off piece and then some off of the right. I find it helps the viewer focus better on the bird.

[Ian Wilson]

Nice work Karl, I agree with Marina regarding cropping a bit tighter. Regards, Ian.

[Arthur Morris]

A nice image well done in tough light. The steep angle to the bird is less than ideal. The suggested bottom crops works for me.

[gail bisson]

Nice BG and pose from the bird.
I would crop from the bottom and sharpen the bird a little bit more.

[Karl Egressy]

Thank you all.
I modified the crop, darkened the mid tones, used linear burn at a few spots and had some extra sharpening done all in the bird.