Osprey for New Edit

I've been playing around with some new learning re selections and replacing skies. What do you think? Did I get the light and color right?
Thanks for the visits, comments, suggestions, favs

[Mags]

I think it's outstanding!

[MONTSERRAT]

Parfait, fav.

[Allison Maltese]

The technical aspect of the edit is really great, but it does not look natural to me.

[Granagringa]

I like the way it works...was it intentional that the sweep of the clouds frame this so well...

[Dawn]

A fabulous capture fav

[haskar]

Wow! Looks great.

[Jane Pittenger]

@granagringa sure was. Thanks for noticing

[Cathy]

Lovely indeed!

[gloria jones]

Stellar shot

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful

[Corinne C]

Stunning picture

[Jane Pittenger]

@falcon11 Thanks for your thoughtful input. Can you tell what it is that doesn’t work? Light? Color? dof? Selection look like a cut out?

[Rick]

Great shot and edit. Must be at sunset with the colors like that.

[Shutterbug]

That’s an exquisite job of selection and I like the image a lot. I can’t quite say what is not quite right about the light.

[bkb in the city]

Very nice

[Allison Maltese]

@jgpittenger Yes, the bird looks like a cutout to me. The golden hues don't match the blue/pink/purple range of the sky. The bird has a lot of noise in it too that doesn't match the beautiful smoothness of the tones in the sky.

[Leslie]

I think it looks good but would the hawk be that lite with the time of the sky? It's usually pretty dark seeing that pink in the sky. I didn't notice all the grain on the bird till Allison mentioned.

[Jane Pittenger]

@falcon11 @lesip thanks for taking the time to help me

[Bill Ososki]

Like the bird against the blue and the rounded curve of the pinkish clouds. In MHO, a little too much color in the sky.