Sleepy head-Barred Owl

I was so fortunate the other morning to notice this barred owl napping on this snag. I so rarely see this species out in the open in good light that I almost fell over when I noticed it. One of the great things about shooting a 500mm with 1.4x TC and 1.3x crop body is that I did not have to get at all close to this bird to get the shots I wanted. So, as you can see, I did not even wake it up. It always pleases me when I can get a shot and know I did not interfere with the animal's behavior.

Some will not like the fact you cannot see an eye clearly, for me that is what makes this image. A glimps into this bird's world without me being a factor.

Canon 1DM4
500mm f/4 + 1.4x TC
ISO 800
1/2500s
f/7.1
Manual Exp.
Hand held
69% of vertically shot frame