As the crow flies…

I stepped outside to try to capture some of the flocking birds that had captivated me on an earlier outing. As I looked up, a large crow was perched high atop a tree. I focused and just waited a few minutes for something to happen. When he fluttered his wings preparing to take flight, I was ready to capture all that grace and power. Those are the moments that make it worthwhile.
f/5.6, 1/1000 sec, ISO 400, 300 mm