I was happy when this individual flew by in front of some greenery. For a change, the sharpest image in the series was the one with the best head angle and wing position. I did not expect it to fly so close, therefore I needed to add a bit of canvas right and bottom.
Canon 7DII + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC III, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/1600s., f/5.6, ISO 400, natural light, handheld, a few brighter areas in the BG toned down.