I'm not sure what this fellow thought he would do with this little twig - especially since he was not near his nest, but hovering over the hawkwatch platform at Cape May Point. I had been set up for other subjects when he suddenly appeared, thus the unnecessarily high ISO.
D7000 | 500f4 + 1.4 TC | ISO 1600 | 1/6400s @ f/7.1 | +0.3 EV
An excellent capture and pose. Perhaps the whites could be a just a tad whiter, and a bit more room at the top. Also the feathering around the top of the head and the neck look slightly soft. Eye is very sharp and I like the expression.
Very nice pose and comp, exp looks good. lttle underwing noise and a little too cool overall, maybe up the temp a little. I like it Bill. BTW the head looks sharp to me!