This image was made at the Sanibel islands, Florida, a paradise for photographing birds.
Created with a Canon EOS 30D with a 400mm f5.6L at f6.3 and 1/1600s at ISO200
Well, I like it the way it is. The head turn makes it work. The eye on the left is a bit dark, but I am not convinced that lightening it wouldn't look too processed?
Lovely flight pose and the large needlefish the bird is carrying is very interesting. I think the image is somewhat oversaturated. Did you use S/H in post-processing?