Both good but I like #2 the best, the 'pose' and the breath making it special but personally I would crop off some of the base snow as I find it distracting as it is
Thanks for taking the time to comment, Jeremy. I do find it bazaar however, about the 'fierce-looking' remark. They look how they look. I don't set out to photograph only the 'fierce' moments. To me, they just look majestic. All birds of prey do.I love the first one. the bird looks so focussed on catching that fish. Sometimes a "fierce-looking" bird of prey can be a cliché because a lot of the time they don't look or act fierce at all.
Presumably it was from a boat trip?
In the case of the standing birds I think it's a shame that the legs and feet are missing. The pose in No 2 is fabulous otherwise.
As a bit of housekeeping I'd clone out those few white spots near the bottom directly below the tail, but WOW!
OCD kicking in again, Mike? Those are water droplets after grabbing the fish. Not a fan of cloning so you'll have to keep those fingernails trimmed!