Sparrowhawk.

[Lee Aaron]

Male Sparrowhawk landed on top of the bird feeding frame.

Sparrowhawk. by Lee Aaron, on Flickr

Thanks for looking.

 

[den]

Spot on Lee,a good natural shot well taken...

 

[gramps]

Beautiful specimen with that unmistakable Sparrowhawk stare

 

[admirable]

Male?

 

[munchycarrot]

Stunning shot!

 

[Dave in Pendle]

I think my heart would've skipped a beat if it landed near me. Corking bird and shot Lee.

 

[derbydude]

Cracker of a shot

 

[macvisual]

Tack sharp and beautiful bokeh !!!

 

[pooley]

Just a slight yellow cast to the shot, otherwise, great details and a lovely pose with that 'I'm not going to be hungry for long' stare!

Mike

 

[The Weasel]

An awesome bird and a very nicely taken shot of it too.

 

[Jacobite1746]

Superb shot

 

[Dexster]

Excellent shot Lee.

 

[BillN_33]

Hi Lee - lots of good things in the image

my comments would be,

• consider toning down the white patch(es) in the bg, particularly the one on the left of the bird as you look at it
• try a little more space at the bottom and see what you think
• and as Mike suggests there is a "cast" over the image (orange?) so just look at the WB and consider this as it is noticeable

but maybe you prefer to keep what could be considered to be a "natural" bg

WB issue

Edit, (colours - still maybe not quite right )

Original

 

[mulch]

That is a cracking shot.......nice.

 

[Lee Aaron]

Thanks very much for the grand comments.

BillN_33 : Agree about the slight orange cast as Mike also pointed out, no problem for me about the white patches with the B/G and sadly no more room at the bottom.
Thanks for the comments.

 

[RKC]

great capture of a stunning bird

 

[DazzGreen]

Great shot, very natural

 

[Monkeyhanger]

Excellent sharp shot enhanced by the colour edit