used adboe RAW filter
increased black
increased vibrance
increased exposure
opened
used noize ninja to smooth and sharpen a bit
used curves to increase contrast
increased exposure, and vibrance--saturation-- in adobe photoshop RAW filter
selected the sky
cleaned up noise with noise ninja
inverted the selection and sharpened
used curves to increase contrest of the bird
i selected the face, feathered 5 pixels or so, and beak and lightened with curves
i then selected just the face, feathered 3 pixels or so, and lightened with curves