I captured this image of a Great Egret in Ft. DeSoto, Pinellas County, Florida in the lagoon that is now overgrown with mangroves. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D7000
Nikon 70-300mm F/4.5-5.6 VR AF-S ED, handheld
1/2500 F/8 Matrix Metering EV -1 ISO 400 Auto WB, image captured at 300mm (450mm 35mm Equivalent)
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2022 and Topaz Denoise AI
Cropped for composition and presentation