Spoonbill against a busy BG

[Mohammed Ahmed]

Made this around noon, last month at a local pond. I know the light is a bit harsh and the background not ideal at all for my taste and on top of that I forgot to change my ISO settings.

I would like to know what the likes and dislikes are. Technicals attached and thanks in advance.
ISO: 800; Shutter Speed: 1/2500Sec.; Aperture Value: F7.1;
Metering Mode: Evaluative metering; EC: -2/3; Focal Length: 800.0 mm; Manual Focus

[Arthur Morris]

Likes: great pose; love the wings raised. Good self-critique. Dislikes: Poor light angle. Harsh light. Whites on neck over-exposed. Horrific background with countless distractions.

Later and love, artie

[Sid Garige]

ISO: 800; Shutter Speed: 1/2500Sec.; Aperture Value: F7.1

One thing to notice here is you had enough light to kick your ISO down to 200 for s stationary subject.

Like the self critic.

[Maxis Gamez]

HI Mohammed,

Did I meet you yesterday??

Like: Self critique like Sid said. I also like the wings position.
Dislike: Crop, BG, Light, Exposure and angle.

Keep them coming!!