I captured this image this spring at the rookery in the alligator breeding pond at Gatorland in Orlando, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 230mm (345mm FFE)
1/400 F/8 Matrix Metering -1 EV ISO 100 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC, cloned out a couple bright leaves in the lower right hand corner, fixed a shadow across to lower bill, darkened the shadow surrounding the bird
Cropped for composition and presentation