So... both the female and juvenile are coming in and the Female has now taken over, and is the more dominant of the two. As we get into Autumn the light is getting more unpredictable and obviously which bird arrives and when, is always the 64 million dollar question. The dark woodland BKG is down to the light and to a degree, because of some very patchy colour noise (bird perfectly exposed, BKG slightly under) I have pushed it darker within PP which personally I think emphasises the subject more too, but hey...
Shot from a hide, baited with road kill.
Thanks to those who commented or viewed the last posting.
Steve
Subject: Sparrowhawk (f) (Accipiter nisus)
Location: UK
Camera: Canon EOS R5
Lens: EF200-400mm f/4L IS USM
Exposure: 1/800s at f/7.1 ISO4000
Original format: Portrait, minimal crop, almost FF
Processed via: LRCC 10.5 & PSCC 22.5.1