Wow, Doug, this is great! You've caught an unusual and interesting behavior in sharp detail with perfect exposure and a beautiful background; love the expression, I think he's plotting some kind devious plan.
Aside from "ditto" I can only come up with "Way to go" and PMP (pretty much perfect). I am guessing that the two that I have seen you post are not the only good ones....
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This picture is so tack sharp that it almost comes out and grabs you. The behavior and the fact that it was photographed at eye level really puts this capture over the top.
Perfection! Great pose captured Doug excellent detail and the bg really makes this Pergrine pop off the screen.
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