Got that Itch!

I was out the other evening and noticed that the hummingbirds were using one of our Hawthorns as a frequent perch, so I positioned myself near it.  Unfortunately, when this lady landed the only line of visibility was at just about exactly 90 degrees to the sun.  However, I decided to try some shots regardless and when she stretched her neck out and started scratching, I fired off a burst.  While the focus on this was right about on the lifted leg, thus making the face slightly soft and the tipof hte beak noticeably so, I liked it for the clear view of the scratching foot.  I think this is the first time I've ever gotten one that wasn't very much motion blurred.  It's hard to believe that a bird that normally looks like it has no legs at all can reach up like that.

7Dii, Sigma 150-600 C @ 516 mm, hand held, f/8, 1/1600, iso 1600, aperture priority, pattern metering, +2/3 EV.  Processed in LR & PS CC.  I used some of Tony Kuyper's luminosity masks on the bird to help reduce the shadow contrast and finished it off with some local adjustments in Lightroom.

Your comments and critiques are greatly appreciated.

Thanks for taking a look.