This will likely come as a shock, but this photo recently won the portrait prize in the 2023 BirdLife Australia Photography Photography Awards.
https://www.birdlifephotoaward.org.a...y-winners-2023
Taken in 2020 Canon EOS-1D X Mark III EF 600 f4 III 1..4x III 840 mm HH
1/1600 f6.3 iso1600 ev +0.7
The unvarnished critiques I get here contributed to this shot and I thank you all.
Apologies for the many learning posts that I make, but the responses are helpful.