Three raptors in one frame

[Tom Friedel]

Dry Tortugas - 5D III, 300 f/2.8 + 2x, f/8 ISO 640 -1/3 shutter 1/1580

There were a lot of raptors at the end of fall migration at Dry Tortugas National Park.
The female Nortern Harrier had just caught a American Kestrel. It seems she could have crushed it with her talons, but eventually the Kestrel got away.
For a moment a Broad-winged Hawk popped into the scene, made one move for the Kestrel but after a short fight flew away. The fight scenes all have the Broad-winged from the back. The BW was perhaps also spooked by me under a nearby tree. I'll post that below just to show the three raptors in a frame shot.

Regarding the photo, not sure what I could have done better. There is a log below the frame, so I could not have gotten lower. Since the shutter speed was quite high, maybe a lower ISO setting could have been used. For sure I shouldn´t have clipped the Harrier's wings on the left side.

thanks for looking

[Tom Friedel]

Although I like this photo it really doesn't work without the story above.

[arash_hazeghi]

it's an impressive story! your images are too small for critique. you can post up to 1200 pixels on the longer side.

also please limit to only one image per post.

[Sandy Witvoet]

Do you have any more space on number 2? Amazing interaction!

[Marina Scarr]

I love the pose of the harrier on the first image. I almost wish you had been a little higher so that we could see the kestrel in its talons just a little better.

Why don't you make your second image your next avian post. I think you'll get some good advice and I do think this image can be made quite powerful with the right crop.