This is a great shot Doug, I'm so glad you stayed around to capture it for us.
It just makes me smile as long as I look at it. Very well done, thanks for sharing it.
Wow, I love the expression and like the photo exactly as is, actually if you were to crop I did this by scrolling down on the page, you could make the owl's eyes hit the 1/3 line and it looks goooooood, GREAT SHOT
The crop is perfect! I agree with you that this crop lens itself to more of the story. I like how you think! I wish I had your brain my friend! Very creative and very thoughtful!