Local Merlin

This is a merlin that has shown up periodically on a neighbor's property over the past few winters.  Some times I will see it reliably every morning/evening, and then go a week or more without seeing it.  I decided to work this one as a high-key instead of another snowy owl shot as there just wasn't anything terribly interesting in that set to warrant re-working them.  

Nikon D7100 80-400mm VR HH
f/8
1/400s
ISO 1000
+1.7EC (terrible sky that morning)

Cropped to about 50%, minor adjustments, cloned an OOF branch, converted to B&W in Perfect Effects 8

- Luke