Everglades Snail Kite

[Bob Pelkey]

1dm4, cropped from landscape, AP, f/4.5, 600mm, ISO 800, 1/5000. This male kite photographed at Harns Marsh Preserve 12 NOV 2013 is banded.

[MohsenVahedipour]

Excellent light & pose. Very nice eye contact. I would suggest to clone those two thin twigs in the right of the bird. TFS

[gail bisson]

I love the direct gaze and the "don't mess with me" look.
The IQ of the bird is excellent.
I think if you got rid of, or toned down the white OOF branches on the RHS and the circular white blob to the left of the bird it would really help draw the eye to the bird.
Good comp and I like the messy shrubbery that the bird is perched on,
Gail

[Holger Leyrer]

Love the look back pose, habitat and sharpness

[Grace Scalzo]

Bob, I'm wondering if you got any profile views. There's nothing wrong with that head on stare, but I personally don't find it terribly pleasing. Well photographed in every resepect though, and my comment is just my personal taste.