Northern Saw-whet Owl (Semi Captive)

Hi
I work with some biologist friends who band wintering Saw-whet owls. I am generally the one who finds them, and most I do not disclose the location because I just do not like seeing the birds banded during the day light hours. In this case before release I asked if I can try for some set up images before the bird flew back into the thickets. This bird sat (awkwardly)  just long enough for me to grab a decent image.. Each year I find many of these owls in the NY area, but I rarely shoot them because the situation just would not make a decent image. This owl I watched for 3 months and after banding it continued to use an area in Brooklyn NY for several more weeks.
Nikon D800, tripod, ISO 200 1/800 F6.3. Thanks always for looking.