I generally photograph birds and post in the avian forum, but in this shot I got a bit more "wildlife" than usual. This vole - who seems to still be alive -- is being carried off by a White-tailed Kite. I had hoped to capture the entire bird, but a wing got seriously clipped, so I cropped in tight on this unfortunate little creature.
Great frame, but I have to agree the image quality is a let-down here Steve.
It's probably a combination of a large crop and some aggressive noise-reduction by the looks of things. NR is poison to fine detail like feathers...best to use masks to selectively apply NR and sharpening...