Sue Chick, Great Egret -CONTEMPLATION (ANIMALS 2021)

Hidden within the riverside treeline the Great Egret patiently waited, watching the incoming tide. It's intense interest on this allowed me to quietly move closer and line up a more pleasing shot without disturbing it. Handheld.

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