I was sitting on the ground photographing ducks near the shore of Lake Morton, this Common Gallinule walked out of the water and up the banking next to me. It was so close that I could only photograph the head and neck. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D500
Nikon 500mm PF +Nikon 1.4 III Teleconverter, Handheld sitting on ground elbows braced on knees
1/2500 F/8 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 1600 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 700mm (1050mm 35mm Equivalent)
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2022 and Neat Image for noise reduction
Cropped slightly for composition and presentation