I captured this image at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. Another image that I captured last April. I wish the ends of the perch were sharp but as close as I was to this bird I do not think any reasonable aperture would have provided the depth of field needed. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm
1/2000 F/8 Matrix Metering EV +2/3 ISO 4000 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC 2017, cleaned up some out of focus branches in the background in Photoshop
Cropped slightly for composition and presentation