Sometimes I reject images based on similar photographs. Shooting at 10 images per second I tend to get a bunch of duplicates. This capture was passed up since I had others showing the entire bird. However, the catch light in his eyes here stopped me from deleting it.

Now I’m glad I did. A portrait of a beautiful bird, looking right back at me. For me it’s a keeper.
awesome
Thanks. Beautiful birds.
welcome, beautifully captured.