After a successful plunge into the lake to snatch its lunch (behind my back!) the osprey flew to a lofty branch for some fish'n'chips (sans chips).
As fate would have it the osprey perched itself on a branch where the only clear view I had of it meant I was also looking almost directly into the sun (curses!!!).
I experimented with ESP, center-weighted and spot metering. This photo (spot meter) was the only image where we made eye contact.