Captured this image a few towns away from me in NJ a couple of days ago. He either got lost or a micro burst occurred landing him quite a distance from his North American home. He was dining in the soft ground under the thatch, thus the mud on his beak. Personally I like it. C&C welcome.
D500, 500PF f/5.6 +1.4 TC, 1/1250s, f/8.0, handheld, ISO 2500.
Good find on the East Coast. Nice attentive pose, but I'd like to see him/her up off the ground for photographic purposes. High ISO starting to show as well. Still a perfectly accurate representation of this species.
I like the way there is a "kiss " of light on the face.
A bit of noise but easy fix.
POV was appropriate to get the grasses out of the way.
Good find of a species I have seen but not photographed.
Gail