cattle egret in flight with a stick in the bill

[Paolo Piazza]

f8 1/2500 ISO 640 0 EV 600 mm crop 3 MP

mark III canon 300 2.8 TC 2X hand hold

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the details and direction of the bird. Wings higher up would have helped with the harsh light and I am not sure what the dark area above the far wing is. You could run NR on the BG and remove the dust spot in the upper right.