I captured this image at a stop along Blackpoint Wildlife Drive in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Merritt Island, Florida. The Reddish Egret was hunting fish, it had just plunged into the water attempting to catch a fish but missed. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D500
Nikon 500mm PF + Nikon 1.4 III Teleconverter, Handheld
1/5000 F/8 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 1000 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 700mm (1050mm 35mm Equivalent)
Post processed using Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2023 and Topaz Photo AI
Cropped for composition and presentation