This little fella is hard at work bringing up some youngsters. It's been a pleasure to watch the interaction between him and one of the fledged chicks. I believe there are/is more as there is still a bit of noise coming from the extremely well hidden nest.
ISO 1600
1/1000
f/7.1
+2/3 ev Aperture priority.
In hindsight I wish I had dropped the ISO to 800 and stopped down a little.
Chris, this is really beautiful. Excellent pose and placement of the bir din the frame. Terrific exposure and BG. I am fine with the DOF here. If mine, I'd sharpen the head a bit more...but thats a very minor point. Magnificient shot.
Randy, I didn't see the bright section to the right of the bird until I uploaded the photo. I'm pretty sure it is a lighter section of grass behind the bird. I think I've fixed it though.