Girsh, Beautiful bird and image design. Repost is an improvement but that black face could go a bit lighter still.
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Love the BG and the subject along with the simplicity....
Here is a quick attempt at opening the blacks in the head using the dodge tool set to shadows....not having seen the bird for real, I can't tell if I went too far or not?
What a fantastic image - the green background is so nice. I like the third repost with the lightest face, however I have never seen this bird in person so I don't know how it should look. I also agree with cropping a little off the left to get the bird a bit more on the side. Great work.