Lovely shot Bill good details in the dark plumage. You consider lowering the luminosity on the legs and feet of the bird in the air. I don't know if you had the chance but I would have certainly tried to get a portrait mode image with the zoom lens.
I think this is excellent. I can't understand why more people have not commented on this image.BPN seems to be in the doldrums the past couple of months. :-(
Love the sky with cloud BG, the behavior shown and the comp. Nice perch too.
I might be tempted to lift the shadows a bit bot otherwise looks good to me,
Gail
What great birds - and great action. Gotta get me so Texas action some time in the future... Here the birdies can be good down there. Thanks for sharing, Bill.