Cattle Egret with nesting materials

[Lyle Gruby]

Cattle egret shot right at last light in Louisiana this past April.
D7000
200-400 f4 with 1.4 tc at f8
1/800
ISO 400
Structure reduced on the background in Viveza 2. Otherwise, I believe this is straight out of the camera.

[Alan Murphy]

Nice comp and the nesting twig adds a lot. A bit contrasty to me.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Hey Lyle, great nesting material this guy is bringing home...it really adds to the photo (so does the breeding plumage)! Nice light, and I like the marbled BG. I'd have preferred the egret lower in the the frame though.