I must say I am a bit confused by some of the comments. The bird is obviously leaving its perch which is obviously an exit. Certainly the bird was completely out of sight within seconds of the picture being taken.
Amazing capture - glad to see the wingspread; DOF very nicely separates foreground shrub from background shrubbery, and I imagine owl just left his post? Title and expression too.
On a scale of 0-2 in five different categories: Image quality - 1. Composition - 1. Lighting - 1. Post Processing - 1. Choice of Subject - .5. TOTAL SCORE - 5