Connie:
Very good story telling here. Sharp, well exposed, good poses, lovely sky.
My eye wants a smidge more space on the left, perhaps 25% more free space to the left edge and the wing tip, than is there now, but very fine as is.
Quite sharp and I love the sky. And the two birds. And I am fine with the framing. My only suggestion would be to open up the grey shadows a bit without overdoing it.
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You caught an interesting moment. I appreciate the clear separation between the two birds. The poses are exciting. As noted above, you've told a story. On my monitor the background seems a bit unnaturally blue.
Thank you all, I was very happy to get a sharp image of the scene. I went back and forth with it, but I did apply some dodging to the clouds to make them appear a bit darker, but as noted, maybe a bit too much. :) Not sure about the blue sky, appears OK to me. I didn't do any color manipulation. But may go back and play with it a bit. Thanks again!