Bare-throated Tiger Heron (immature)

[Jim Crosswell]

This was taken in February at Costa Rica. This heron was hanging around the pool and gardens. It was amazing to see the amount of lizards it could eat in a couple of hours. All C&Cs are welcome and appreciated.

Canon 1D MK IV
500L f4
1.4 Extender
ISO 1600
f10
1/125s
Fill Flash
Tripod

[Joseph Przybyla]

I like it. Beautiful color and pattern, I wish it were here to photograph and capture.

[Richard Flack]

Beautiful bird and awesome detail Jim. Like the raised crest and dark BG. TFS

[Colin Driscoll]

A very good portrait Jim. Like!

[Bill Dix]

Good one, Jim. What a cool bird. I've never been able to get very close to one. Great detail, comp, background.

[David Salem]

Great looking portrait Jim. Fantastic detail and color in this one and I like the raised crest and the green BG sets it off nicely. Well done. Looks like you had a good trip with lots of different species!

[gail bisson]

This heron is on my bucket list.
I love the way the vegetation in the BG seems to splay out above the beak.
IQ is excellent and the feather detail is topnotch. The raised crest and layered throat feathers are also very eye catching.
Well done,
gail

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Hey Jim so glad you had a great time while shooting this BTTH!
Love the nice sharpness, cool pose and your choice of crop. I do believe it deserves some extra saturation boost to bring the nice oranges and the yellow on the throat. I would also suggest to run some NR on BG.

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice portrait, I like his mohawk!

[ramesh anantharaman]

Love the details and colour rendition here. super IQ. well done.

[Jim Crosswell]

Thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions.

[Satish Ranadive]

Spectacular portrait. Great details, beautiful colours and nice reflection in eye.

Regards,
Satish.