Cattle Egret... Breeding Colors And Plumage

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image at the rookery in the alligator breeding pond in Gatorland, Orlando, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED, camera and lens supported by a Oben carbon fiber monopod with a Wimberly MonoGimbal head
1/2000 F/6.3 Matrix Metering EV +1/3 ISO 900 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 400mm (600mm 35mm Equivalent)
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2021 and Neat Image for noise reduction, removed some scratches from the bill in photoshop
Cropped for composition and presentation