A very good looking bird, with nice wing position, great feet, nice exposure. The head angles just a bit away to my eye. Nice background color, would clone out the dozen or so white blobs in the lower third. Stick is a plus.
There were a good dozen of the guy's at Anhinga ENP back a few weeks ago when I was there. All of them were in thick cover at the time and moved around it it some. Was this from Anhinga? I do like the facing wing position and love the water color. Love the nest material. Only wish the back wing were more down and not directly behind the bill. But it is what it is. A nice at that.
Love the flight pose in this one Adam and the bit of nesting material is a real bonus. Wonderful detail and I love that red eye. It was great to finally meet you Adam and look forward to seeing you again !!
Stunning detail, great shapness and post porcess technique! Lovely and strong pose, great light, ambient, comp and exposure, I would be tempted to remove all those white dots in the water. COngratulations!