cattle egret with branch

[stuart wanuck]

nikon d3s iso 400
m 1/3500 @ 7.1
300 mm lens

[Gary Esman]

Nice and sharp! I like how the eye can be seen through the leaves and the background sets him off very nicely.

Gary.

[Bill Dix]

Striking image; good job with the whites against the dark bg. I might be tempted to move the bird up and right just a bit, or crop from right and top to make the bird just a little larger in the frame.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Good pose and detail, and the white on dark works well. I like the paler water in lower left. I'd definitely crop top and right to place the subject off center.