In the Owl mood lately, so went into archive and found a shot from this March. Almost full frame.
500mm + 1.7TC.
Camera Nikon D700
Exposure 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture f/6.7
Focal Length 850 mm
ISO Speed 800
Exposure Bias +1/3 EV
Flash No Flash

In the Owl mood lately, so went into archive and found a shot from this March. Almost full frame.
500mm + 1.7TC.
Camera Nikon D700
Exposure 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture f/6.7
Focal Length 850 mm
ISO Speed 800
Exposure Bias +1/3 EV
Flash No Flash
Great eye contact, nice perch, and good feather detail. I particularly like the talons. I might have taken the 1.7 off to fit the whole bird in the frame.
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Troy, Good suggestions already given. I like the cute pose, nice details and the talons. I would also clone out the OOF branch piece that is underneath. Fantastic eye contact.
Aside from the comments already made , I might lighten the eyes just a bit.
Nice sharpness and feather details. Like the comp and facial expression. IMG is well exposed with good bg.

Thank you all.