Neat scene, and I love the identical poses of the two static birds. Too bad the lens had not been pointed lower for more of the reflection. As is I do agree it could be cropped from above, and the some of the brights toned down. Did you selectively sharpen the eyes...that stand out alot!
Thanks for the comments.
In my experience so far scanned slides and whites are difficult to work with unless white is almost underexposed on the slide. I tried to tone down the belly ,but not completely successful.
This would have made a great vertical with reflection ,but alas action too quick for me.
yes the eyes were touched with a slight amount of selective sharpening. Too much ?