This photo was taken as a JPEG so I had very little post processing control. It is almost SOOC except for a crop and a tweak with Auto Smart Tones and Auto Sharpen in PSE.
i think jpegs might save to the card faster so you get more shots in a burst, if you were shooting with ai-servo or whatever, i like the detail you got with the sun behind you falling onto the front of the bird.
I never thought about JPEG's saving faster, and you are right ... I was shooting continuous to get the right shot.