White-eyed Buzzard

[Krish]

This actually is a medium sized hawk. Not sure how it got the name.
The picture was taken in bright sunlight (5pm). I was hoping to get a few shots of him taking off, but he just sat there looking around.
Nikon Z8 + Nikkor 400mm F4.5 _ Nikkor Z TC 1.4 from a car window
1/2500, F6.3, ISO 720 @ 560mm
Taken in FX, landscape, cropped. Minimal NR using LR's own denoise, no sharpening applied, a little vibrance, contrast and colour adjusted. The background is natural - as it was.
Flie size was reduced to meet forum requirements
Comments and Critique welcome

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[Nerja Rob]

Great capture and lovely bird. Like you, can't see how it got its name but heyho. Only suggestion would be to possibly remove the two bits off OOF grass - one either side of the lower body/tail. Or at least the one on the left as it immediately catches the eye as you look down the bird. Other than that, great shot.

 

[Krish]

Great capture and lovely bird. Like you, can't see how it got its name but heyho. Only suggestion would be to possibly remove the two bits off OOF grass - one either side of the lower body/tail. Or at least the one on the left as it immediately catches the eye as you look down the bird. Other than that, great shot.

Thanks, I sort of overlooked it, but now that you've pointed it out, I realize that it is an obvious distraction

 

[raptor photo]

No critique here: Perfect. The grasses are fine, I wouldn't remove them.

 

[Flyboy]

One comment...I wish I'd taken that! Magnificent!

 

[radal]

Very nice picture! Congrats !

 

[NorthernFocus]

IMO one of the best positions to capture a perched bird with the dorsal view and looking back at the camera. Nice lateral placement of the bird in the frame. You might want to try a 4x6 format giving the bird some more head room.