Bluebird Battle 3

Here is the female bluebird trying to protect her nest.

Nikon D500, Nikon 200-500, 1/320th, F6.3 ISO 640. DXO for NR only

and LR processing.

Comments and critiques please. Does the composition work ?

You may only download this image to demonstrate post-processing techniques.
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Stunning pose. I suggest this image is all about the bird, to much of anything else is a distraction. Thanks for posting.

Wonderful capture, Andrew! I really like the pose and how she is engaging with her nest. Great story here. Perfect focus, background bokeh and sharpness from tail to beak.

I agree with Steven that cropping in to remove much of the negative space, really makes more of an impact.

Congrats on a great capture!

Excellent pose, detail, head turn, and perch. The closer crop works a lot better for me.

Thanks for the crop. Much better.

Excellent detail in the Bluebird, Andrew. I love the pose. This composition works for me.

Andrew: excellent pose. The cropped version really makes the bird pop as the subject. Richard