Even at 1200mm I feel fortunate to get close enough

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9. LOL, correct

In PS camera raw, I did a "select subject", then invert the mask, which cuts out the subject, then just bring down the exposure on the background. Then "select subject", and bring up the exposure on the bird because the crows are light sinks, basically no detail they are so dark. There are many ways of doing the same thing, but I find this the easiest. Although, it doesn't always work well.