Taken on the outskirts of Tucson this April. I waited next to the saguaro with his roost hole, and he landed in a bush 15 feet away right before dawn. Curious little dude...hung out there until about 10 minutes after dawn, while I madly clicked away.
Canon 20D, 400 5.6L, ISO800, 1/125, F5.6, 430EX@-1 2/3rds. Would have preferred a tad more DOF, but wasn't much for light here.
Lovely pose and eye contact, Terry. I agree re more DOF but you didn't have much light to work with. Good to have the eyes sharp. I would darken down or patch out the OOF branch in the BG passing through he head.
What a cutie, and such a great expression. More dof would have been nice, but you did a great job in the low light conditions and the face and eyes are razor sharp. Removing the oof branch will improve this lovely image.