This bird in most instances is considered a nuisance, but in the right light and cleaned up a bit is quite beautiful. I captured this image last year at Lake Morton in Lakeland, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D500
Nikon 500mm PF, camera and lens supported by a Oben carbon fiber monopod with a Wimberly MonoGimbal head
1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV +1 ISO 1800 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 500mm (750mm 35mm Equivalent)
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2022 and Topaz Denoise AI
Cropped for composition and presentation
Looks like a different bird in the right light, right? Other than the square-ish crop, I don't see a lot to change or improve here. I might trade some room behind for more in front as he's staring into the short side of the frame when it doesn't look like he has to.