'Lady in Waiting'

Looks like some heavy tele lensing...

Igor, it was only a zoom set to 210mm (effectively 315mm on my camera).

The secret is the bird is acclimated to me ans I was only about 10 to 15 feet away.

thanks for looking and commenting

 

regards,

The distance and the 210 zooming, likely at around f4, issued a wonderful dof isolation in a portraitist style, so often missing in nature photos. There is a sense of peering into a secret realm...

Igor, thanks so much for your perceptive comments.