Curve-Billed Thrasher serenade

Caught this Curve-Billed thrasher chatting it up this morning. Cropped and sharpened (accidentally shot in JPEG rather than RAW :()
C&C appreciated...

Canon 1D Mark III
Canon 400mm5.6
ISO 400
1/1250
f/7.1
no flash

Gorgeous Portrait!!! I love the open bill and excellent detail that bg really goes nicely with this bird.
Your shots are top notch Kristin keep it going......:)

Kristin, excellent feather detail, and well timed to capture the open beak. I like how we can see a hint of the tongue, and what a lovely complimentary BG.

Hi Kristan, Love the pose and wonderful detail, only suggestion would be to selectively sharpen the eye.

Awesome details Kristan. Very nice job.

I agree with all the above comments. I love that beautiful yellow eye.

Do I see a faint splotch of dust northwest of the head? Very minor problem. I think you handled this shot well from beginning to end. The background matches the plumage; all is sharp; you got close. Congratulations.

Nice shot, Mrs. Brown. I love the natural complementary background and great job on the sharpness and exposure too.

Cheers,
Greg Basco

Thank you for all the tips! I cleaned that darned dust bunny and tried to selectively sharpen the eye some. Any better?
Thanks.....