Brown-eared Bulbul II

[Rene' Villela]

Here is different shot of a Bulbul!
Are there any other types of birds named Bulbul? This is the only one in my book and it sounds funny!
Exposure was a bit complicated here because of the white snow with the dark gray plumage. I am not sure if I did a good job with curves. I tried to increase the contrast but I didn't like the results.
Not much done to it, cropped, clone out some stuff from the snow. I like the highlights on the tail but I had to burn them a bit. I am not sure about the crop and personally I like the angle but I am not sure if you guys would think it is too high!

Comments welcome! Thanks!

Nikon D300 - AFS 300 f/4, AP wide opened, 1/1000s, EV +1.0, Spot metering.

[Art Kornienko]

Snow seems a touch overexposed, and most of the bird (from the midway up the tail feathers) looks in the shade? I guess it was challenging for exposure.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the crop and agree that the back light made it difficult. Fill flash might have helped. I would tone down the highlights more and increase contrast.