Flaps Down...

I captured this image of a Snail Kite along the western shore of Lake Parker in Lakeland, Florida. This bird was using it's feathers to make the wings as large a possible to hover, soar and glide over the marsh looking for dinner. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 500mm F/5.6 VR AF-S ED PF + Nikon 1.4 III Teleconverter, camera and lens HH
1/2500 F/8 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 560 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 700mm (1050mm 35mm Equivalent)
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2021 and Topaz Sharpen AI
Cropped for composition and presentation

A nice image but I wish that the snail had been to the bird's left rather than to its right ...

with love, artie

Nice wingspread. The bird looks determined to get some grub. High key works well here.