Cool pose, good eye contact and setting. I agree with a tad less sharpening, NR on the BG and the whites look a bit blueish-gray on my monitor. Maybe raising the color temperature might help with this.
Thanks again for the feedback, maybe I will get one right one day!:) I think I should have been a little more selective on the sharpening, I gave the bird the BPN standard 3 rounds of sharpening as it were and then I sharpened the head a little more. Maybe the chest and neck only required two rounds of sharpening as the plumage was wet. Regards the slight blue/grey tinge I suspect I overcooked the Highlight/Shadows, I will try yet again - maybe curves would be better or linear burn would prove a better option.