I just love the depth of field on this. It's almost as if the birds are in a single plan of focus. Good job this really made me stop and look. My vote for blue ribbon.
Something is odd about this shot. I can't tell if its some processing applied to the birds, or if the scale of the birds compared to the background is what is throwing me - but the birds look as if they were pasted onto the scene. It's a very disconcerting effect. Look forward to reading your notes after the challenge.
Woah, cool! I want to believe these are real bird flying by but something makes me think they are not. It may be the processing (too mcuh sharpening?) The first image in a while that made me go "whoa" at first look!
What an amazing capture! It must have been wonderful to be there - I love taking photographs of birds, and this is the sort of shot I would be very proud to have taken. Good work!