Northern Harrier Gliding over the marsh

Canon 1DX
60mm and 1.4X
ISO 1000
SS 1/3200
F 5.6
PP: I moved the harrier lower in the frame by selecting the harrier,expanding the selection by 2 pixels then feathering it by 3 pixels, then used the move tool to bring the harrier about 2 cm down in the frame then cloned the blue sky back into the area where the harrier was. Cropped to pano, usual clarity sliders, levels, DE at 1% to harrier and USM to JPEG.
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail
Will post the original below because of all the PP I did.

here is original completely unprocessed or sharpened.

Excellent shooting angle, eye contact and positioning the Harrier closer to the foliage, Gail.

That is quite an impressive shot Gail, especially since it is unprocessed. I love the flaming colors of the marsh. Bird is sharp as a tack. Thanks for posting this great work :)

Lovely Gail. You did a great job on the 1st post, but I do like the original aswell. Fantastic flight pose and all looking real good.

Will

I LOVE THE ORIGINAL FILE BEST!
IMO no need to go to these lengths for the "perfect" image.
As it is a bit loose in the original file, it fits well with the habitat.
If anything, taking a bit off the top and keeping it as a pano would
have been just as effective for me.

Really a wonderful frame, Ms Digtial Chainsaw Maiden. :t3

Nice Gail, this is a juvenile bird. I like the sharp details but I wish the near wing was raised. This kind if editing is a bit too much for me personally but I prefer the bird closer to the marsh to make a stronger connection with the habitat

TFS

Hi Gail, I like your pano crop, together with the Harrier flying over the angled OOF marsh. Light looks nice and soft, and Im fine with your original capture.