Which crop do you prefer?

[BAL Land]

I may also darken down the beak a little bit.

 

[Niels.hr.Hansen]

I was about to suggest a third crop, and then BAL Land has posted it

 

[jfredrick]

out of the crops you posted, I like the second one. If it were my image, I would crop it something like this.
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This last crop has good space to my eye.

 

[Wink Jones]

This last crop has good space to my eye.

Mine too. I really like the picture.

 

[Mark Garfinkel]

Second one

 

[raptor photo]

I like the first more, but overall, the bird needs to be moved right in the frame a good amount. The tail tip is way too close to the frame edge. Great shot, love the red spots in the background.

 

[bajadreamer]

I like the first more, but overall, the bird needs to be moved right in the frame a good amount. The tail tip is way too close to the frame edge. Great shot, love the red spots in the background.

Thank you for looking. Always a problem for me in "long" birds that are perched horizontally. Pulling the tail from the L will place the head in the center or even in the R side of the frame. A compromise at best.