This young Cooper's Hawk juggles for a proper footing before finishing off his meal late in the day.

Canon 7D with 500L f4 lens, handheld @ 1/640, f4, ISO 640, +1 exposure compensation, no flash.

No crop, but the background was treated with Gaussian blur - I had to make due with a bad background situation, but I think the pose is worth the shot. I wouldn't frame this image as is for exhibits, I'd rework the background to get rid of those annoying branches.

There is some green light reflected from leaves on the upper wing and chest - I left that in there instead of sanitizing for the whites.

Cheers,

Mike