The feather

[Juan Aragonés]

This male great bustard (Otis tarda) is from my weekend at La Serena (West of Spain) and it is part of the results after 14 hours in the hide. This guy is at least eight year old, a bird in fully adult plumage. We call this kind of individuals "barbones" in spanish due to the beards (barbas) they have. A magnificent bird of the size of a domestic turkey.
As always, your comments and critics are highly appreciated.

BTW, I am still processing on an uncalibrated monitor and waiting for the repairing of my main monitor so comments about colour are strongly appreciated

Nikon D2X AFS Nikkor 500+1,4XTC, tripod+WHII, hide, ISO 320 f7,1 1/200s HSC mode (6Mp)

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

What a great pose!!!
Nice angle and composition too!

[Valerio Tarone]

Hi Another of your images!!!!
The colours are well balanced.

[Doug Brown]

I like it a lot Juan! Great alert pose, and I can finally see the feet! I also like the bits of green grass lit up by the sun.

[Alexander Koenders]

Este pajaro es muy bonito:)

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Awesome image Juan Love the alert pose and the wonderful color and detail. Great composition too and DOF.

[SeanKP]

I think this is superb.I can't imagine a better pose.\\\\\\\\it is wonderfully sharp and the back-lit feathers and flowers are the icing on the cake!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great pose and details. Maybe a slight rise of the color temperature.

[Raul Quinones]

Beautiful image, nice "barbas" on this bird. Like the clear detailed subject on a beautiful clean background.
Thanks for sharing.

Saludos, Raul

[Freddy Franzella]

Gorgeous image! I like the detail you captured! well done!

[Van Hilliard]

Marvelous image. Great pose and beautifully set against a smooth background. Luminous detail in the whites. Outstanding.

[Fabs Forns]

Adorable! The light is to die for :)
I see a little sloping of the horizon in the BG.