Hi Kevin,You make me want to draw. Oh, wait, I am drawing.......OK, you make me want to draw THAT!! 
I relate so much to your style. It has a way of 'bringing me home' somehow. You have great finesse. After you've completed this piece, by darkening the tones of the birds body features just a bit, I predict this will be seen in magazines. Your "out-of-focus" touch here is so nice....like "buttah". You're good dude!
-Geary
"Do what you love so that you can
love what you do."