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Three weeks ago I was treated to a hands on bird display for my birthday.
I was able to have birds fly to me for tit-bits of meat. They were spectacular!
They started me of with a small Kestrel and gradually increased the size of birds right up to a Golden Eagle. It was a great afternoon and one I will never forget.

These were all taken with these settings
Camera Model Canon EOS 650D
( Shutter Speed ) 1/80
( Aperture Value ) 6.3
ISO Speed 125
Lens EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II
Focal Length 55.0mm

I crop some of my images in Paint Shop Pro X4 to get the obtrusive stuff out.

Fortunate Johnny, great pics. Ed.

(Oct 29, 2013, 00:50)johnytrout Wrote: [ -> ]I crop some of my images in Paint Shop Pro X4 to get the obtrusive stuff out.

You have captured (photographically!) the birds of prey very well, Johny, and you are wise to crop out anything that intrudes.

The following might be just a matter of personal taste: If #2 and #3 were mine, I would also use the tools in PSP X4 to tone down their backgrounds - they seem rather bright compared with your #1, which seems the best for drawing the viewer's attention to the bird and away from the background.