Black-Necked Stilt and chick.

Taken at Moss Landing, California.
I had better solo Stilt images, but I thought the chick in a photo would be nice.
D500, 500pf, f7.1, 1/800, iso500
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Nice to see the chick and adult together. A little more tighter of a crop might be nice.

Really nice Dan, the colour palette is very eye catching. I think you tried to get the entire reflection (?), I like it any way, i don't think it hurts just to have the head part missing. Having said that i think John has a point, if the whole reflection isn't there why not crop in tighter.
I think your exposure is spot on and I have just noticed the juvenile had orange legs vs pink on the adult. I think the image is informative and entertaining.

Great poses from both birds, and yes, the different colors of legs are interesting. Habitat is nice and background colors lovely. I could also do without the reflection, even if cropping it out would produce a squarish presentation. One of these days I'll have to get back to Moss Landing; a special place.