This type of up close shot is not an opportunity that comes very often. I do prefer to have the surrounding environment included in images for perspective.
For this one… who cares LOL.
There is a nest nearby and this adult must have been here before. He stands around semi-hidden and does his best to get on with life.
That’s a beauty, Ted!
It was not a long zoom either. I shot him for a while, moved off, and when I returned on the trail he was near the first location. Of course I shot more lol