On Guard

[dankearl]

1/1000
f6.3
400mm
iso400

[gail bisson]

Nice feather detail. Good exposure. I like the inclusion of the nest in the lower left corner. I would clone out the branch that is under right ( bird's left) wing. Nice blue grey sky,
Gail

[John Hawkins]

I like the pose of the wings and the eyes.. Good exposure as mentioned. I agree, lose the branch.

[David N Smith]

+1 on the other replies.

Dave

[Cheryl Slechta]

Well done. Another vote for evicting the stick

[Kerry Perkins]

Hello, nice capture of the osprey on the nest! Exposure, pose, color, detail all working well. I feel this image could take just a bit more sharpening and I would love to see the sky a bit more saturated. Would also suggest lightening the eye on the right just a bit to match the other one. I would definitely lose the stick. Well done!