Despite these guys being very common here on Vancouver Island these guys can be tough to get a decent image of. Here's a very simple one from last spring on the Island...
Camera Model: Canon EOS 30D
Shutter speed: 1/500 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: -1/3
ISO: 400
Focal length: 500mm + 1.4x
Well done, Glenn. Lovely and sharp, light angle and pose excellent. Maybe a smidgeon more room on top and left to decentre the bird a little but great as presented.
Wow, what a killer BG and pose. Really nice. I do agree with Tony about a little more room on the left and top (and perhaps bottom) of the image, but only a hairs worth. Would love this to be mine!