After having performed some mating rituals, and then a brief copulation session, this female capped off the antics with an obligatory wing flap.
Canon R6 + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC III, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/1250s., f/5.6, ISO 3200, handheld, about 80% FF, raw file was very washed out therefore more contrast and saturation than usual, a few snowflakes spot-removed out, eye clean-up.