Great capture of the hawk looking straight at you. The bird is in nice focus; particularly the eyes. The bright highlights in the background could be darkened a little to make them less distracting though. And, maybe the hawk's shoulder can be brightened a tad to bring out some detail in the feathers. I love the Wakodahatchee wetlands - one of my favorites places in Florida to photograph birds.   Posted: 02/01/2021 19:21:35

You have become quite a bird photographer and it seems you have even found a way to get them to pose for you! By darkening the branches, the busy background they create does not distract from your subject. You did a nice job of blurring the background foliage to also lessen the distractions, however, the bright orange with the white dot to the right of the bird pulls my eye from the bird. It would be nice if you could find a way to add a little more detail to his feathers.   Posted: 02/02/2021 11:02:33

wonderful capture of a hawk, and happened to direct at you. So envious that you're there, warmer and get to shot some birds.

Sharp and crisp, especially love the details on feather on head and around neck. Also light on edge, perfect.
  Posted: 02/04/2021 23:40:44

Good crop but maybe the bird should not be centered. I like the bokeh and the natural tangle of branches. Could you have brought out more feather detail in the shoulder region?   Posted: 02/10/2021 15:58:52

I usually center when there is no other distraction.   Posted: 02/10/2021 18:08:41

You certainly got that bird's attention. I like his direct gaze and the beautiful feather detail. Well done! I would have cropped him off center and I would not darken his body quite so much. You had good detail in the original photo. But darkening around the bird was the right touch.   Posted: 02/17/2021 07:10:22