Excellent exposure control, pose and action. Looks a bit soft to me though. I would like to see this as a standard horizontal with more room especially on the sides.
The exposure looks great and I like the eye contact. The bird is somewhat soft, and is a bit tight in the frame. I like the idea of more room all around, especially on the left of the frame.
It is a bit tight in the frame to my taste and I think that landscape composition, with more room at the left, would work better. Action is just fantastic but the image seems to be a bit soft due to croping. Keep them coming Jan :)