Shot this the other day just cause he was cool then decided to search the profiles and see if I could use it in the username challenge and I couldn't believe that there was someone named Goldenhawkofky and I took this picture in Kentucky
//www.dpchallenge.com/profile.php?USER_ID=26845
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The branches distracted from the hawk. The colors are so close that the hawk isn't separated enough from them. Perhaps a different angle where the hawk was singled out better would have improved the composition.
Your photo does represent the username - point for that. If it was a bit sharper and maybe cropped closer to the hawk, it would be one of those "wow" type wildlife photos. Good catch though.