This bird is so unusual that any picture of him would be great. I like the clean BG and the great view of his feet and legs. Look back pose is good as well. IQ is a bit off. Did you do a lot of NR or is this a big crop?
Gail
I really like the pose here, but I agree with you that the previous image you posted of this very beautiful bird is better (despite the HA found on that one). Here I am wishing you had pointed the lens to your right to give this guy more room to look into and to minimize the size of the tree. I also find the whites and the BG highlights much too bright (those are certainly fixable during raw conversion). Good job on the branch elimination...there is no sign of it, which is good.