A little ealy for the July theme, but I'll give you an early-bird pass. I really like this and I feel the OOF OC works very well - just a bit of fringing to take care of along its wing. Nice details and good exposure, the blacks look deep and rich and I like the chosen comp.
I like the juxtaposition of in-focus and OOF bird. Exposure is solid, and the wing position of the leading bird is perfect. I'm seeing some funny-looking artifacts around the entire body of the bird on the left.
Oops, looks like I jumped the gun with this theme, thanks for the early-bird pass Daniel , & thank you all for commenting, Doug, I'm not seeing those artifacts you mention.