Great capture,a Richard. I love the expression on the hen's face -- I don't think she needs to be warned -- she obviously knows all about that rooster!
@fishers@gamelee@doy@edie Hi all - lots of you have commented about the dark background. These chickens were in a lean-to shelter which was already rather sombre and the left side of the picture contains a pile of paving slabs, a slotted iron drain-cover and a pair of old rubber boots! I choose to darken the left background to hide these distractions but that would have left the tonal balance seriously compromised... So I choose to reduce all the background and highlight the chickens. It was a practical decision but I'm more than happy with the result ;-)
Ian