An interesting and somewhat surreal image Sid. I like the placement of the bird in the composition and the nice exposure of the wings and eye. Not sure I like the dark BG but I am sure that was a choice you made and like.
Sid, I like the detail in the feathers. I am not sure if I like the totally black BG. Maybe a tinge of detail would give more of a sense of reality? Maybe reality is not what you wanted/
Love the black background! I would be interested to see how much change there was in the original shot! Do you isolate the bird and selectively adjust the background only?