Critique on Bird Photo appreciated

Critique appreciated - Any tips will help =]

CANON 50D, F22, ISO100, 1/60TH SEC., 210 MM

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Frames are unnecessary in this forum.

Frames cannot improve on a bad picture, but they can ruin a good picture.

Good job on the bird, but something looks wrong with the beak - probably an artifact of the jpg compression.

I agree...losing the framing would greatly help. Overall the bird came out well with the black and white conversion.

Forget the frame nay-sayers....sometimes they work, sometimes they dont but i dont think this is a good example of ruining a photo with one.

I dont particularly like the black and white..it kind of creates an uninteresting photo for me. The sharpness, exposure and composition look good though.

The eye is not the sharpest; the focus is towards the beak. It seems a little weird to photograph a bird from above. It would be nicer if you would have taken the pic at its level. I find the background too distracting. I don't care about the frame.
Have fun shooting!

Got it... Thanks for the tips!