I spotted at least 8 green heron tonight, I played a call for about 20 seconds and they came flying out from all directions. It was a great experience being with 3 heron @ about the length and a half from my kayak, I took over 900 photos tonight in about 3 hours time and briefly went through a few of them, this was one of my favorites, I just loved the hollowed out log and environment around him .
Gorgeous light, Chad; and great hunting pose. Normally I might say that this much 'habitat' at the bottom overwhelms the bird, but in this case the hollow log and feather are so compelling that they help make the shot a winner. Looking forward to more.
A beautifully composed image with an interesting pose from the bird and great habitat detail - we Brits prefer some habitat!!!. The lighting produces a superb atmospheric image.
Lovely spot light effect, nice pose with the raised foot and the intense stare and killer habitat - like that white feather by the log.
Well done, Chad.