Every time we go to Gatorland to photograph at the rookery our path leads us by a pen of Emus. I always noticed them (hard not to), telling myself I wanted to capture a portrait of the unique and colorful head. This morning was the morning. The bird was lined up right in a shaded area and the sand in the pen provided a nice background to use. I find the curly hair/feathers and blue coloration of the skin fascinating. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400nn F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm
1/125 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 250 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC 2017
Cropped for composition and presentation