James, I do wish the bow in the lower-right was absent. I'd set up the set, but again, with the varying size (and disposition) of the subjects, it ended up being a crap shoot as to whether or not I'd succeed with each bird! Some just have the milk and cookies, so without the note the photo loses context - and others just have the tree in the background, simplifying.

I'm supposed to return to the club in August for another shoot - you're a local, maybe you'd like to come too? Email me about it sometime! Great portfolio ops.

Julie, the noise was really something!