Common Myna with prey

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

This is a common myna and a bit different from the Jungle Myna I posted recently. This one has a brown body and a yellow mask. Clicked at Kabini, KA, India.
The 500 II + 2X TC III worked admirably with the 5DIII.
f/9
1/500
ISO 1600
Nik Detail extractor used on subject.

[William Dickson]

Lovely image Sanjeev. I love the FG and BG, it gives the bird a natural setting. The pretty scary eye is amazing. Well done, really like this

[Robert Kimbrell]

You have a lot to like here. I like the background, although nontraditional it does capture the bird in his environment, and show attractive color. The head turn works showing a nice view of the eye and lunch.

[Karl Egressy]

Very nice image. The most amazing par is the eye.

[adrian dancy]

Amazing bird and superb image. Perhaps toning down the bright parts would improve the image.

[David Salem]

Nice looking frame. I like the pose and the meal in the beak. Great looking detail and exposure too. Yes to toning down the BG abit. Well done

[vishaljadhav]

Wonderful image , the catch is lovely to see
i may add few points of black, the darks on the myna looks a bit faded
Davids suggestion of toning down the BG a bit may surely enhance the bird a lot, worth a try
head angle and details are wonderful here