Congratulations Edward!
Well, it dropped its crest just before I snapped and then flew off. Happy to get what I did of this little critter.
Canon 6d and 80-200mm f/4 + 2x TC
400mm 1/400 f/5.6 ISO 1600
HH and manual focus
Bright early evening light filtered through trees
LR5 for crop, highlights/shadows/blacks
Topaz Denoise and Detail in PS
I know the trend is to crush/smear the BG but I like the bokeh here. YMMV.
C&C welcomed.