Congrats on the nemesis, Dan. Terrific pose. This is what all those hours in the field are about, hoping for that elusive event. And hoping that you'll be ready for it when it happens, as you were here.
Kudos for being able to take advantage of the luckt. For me, the greens in the BG compete with the lovely bird, and I'd tone them down, and crop enough off the right to get rid of the more detailed leaves in the UR. Probably would darken the perch, too.
This is absolutely superb image with very very nice pose. Bird pops up so nicely against green backdrop.
Great IQ.very nice colors,HA, and very nice composition.