Lovely composition and a very nice alert pose, head turn and eye contact. Love the low angle and the good detail.. It appears a tad over sharpened on my monitor. Many thanks for sharing Jim.
Jim, I must admit I prefer your high-key image...but this one has its' own merits too. The colours, of course, are quite beautiful. The refelections in the eye may be a little strong, and the sharpening seems odd.
BTW "Yellowlegs", one word :-) (I had to mention it, I'm a little picky about species' spelling)