Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Canon EF 300mm f2.8 II USM Lens
1/2000 @ f5
+ 2/3 EV
Aperture priority
ISO 400
Pattern
RAW converted in Canon DPP
Levels
Saturation
Selective Color
White point and Black point colour correction
Nik Software - Dfine 2.0 noise reduction - background only. Color Efex Pro 4 - Tonal Contrast - subject only, Detail Extractor - Highlight areas only.
Photoshop USM
Area of dark background removed from bottom of image
I love the comp, whites, open bill and tongue, and beautiful BG. Super details! I agree with Alan about the eye though - although natural its a bit bummer it had closed its nictitating membrane.