Ring-billed Gull... breeding plumage and color

I captured this image at Lake Morton in Lakeland, Florida. I had to accept more sidelight than I would have preferred to find a area with a pure background. The early morning soft light made it possible. Learn more about Lake Morton in the Birds As Art Middle Florida Photography Site Guide that Artie and I wrote, available on the Birds As Art Online Store. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED, image captured at 400mm
1/1000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV +1 ISO 500 Auto 1 WB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2019 and Neat Image for noise reduction
Cropped for composition and presentation

Sweet exposure in the nice light... Good DOF and nice head turn.
I could see a tighter crop off the bottom and left to around the fluffed feathers.

Like the ruffed look and that breeding plumage is nice. Great background and head turn.