Female cardinal

[Giulio Zanni]

Olympus E-30 + Sigma 300-800mm @ 800mm, 400iso, 1/1000 f6.3

Thanks for looking, Giulio

[Steve Zamek]

Lovely portrait with terrific raised crest. Sharpness, background, exposure, head angle all look great. I think it could be improved a bit by cropping a bit off the top, and brightening up the bird's iris to give more definition to the eyes.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I really like it! Wonderful and sharp, with lots of details. :) Well done. Agreed about cropping, and depending on how much space you have at your disposal I would crop something like this attached image. :)

[Lise De Serres]

I really llike Akos crop, it gives much power to the portrait!
Great details amd very sharp!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the head angle, details, BG and of course the raised crest. Another vote for putting the bird higher in the frame and a tad more to the left. I would also desaturate the beak a few points.