Do you want chips with that? + repost

This heron was determined to get it's meal down it's throat.

500mm
1/500 @f8
iso 320
cropped sensor

Nice catch....i would like a bit more room on the right and wish he /she had his/her head turned a bit more but still a nice image.
Rene de heer

Agree about the room on the right but a good grab. Something I,ve never managed.
JohnR

A moment well captured. I like the grassy setting. Looks like that snack will keep him going for a while.

Here is another from the same sequence. The first was a full frame vertical so no extra space. This is a slight crop from a horizontal as there was some oof branch in bottom corner which spoiled the full frame somewhat.
same techs.

Combination of the two for me, Robert. No, honestly (I'm not being "awkward")!!! Second's head position on the first! The main reason I say that is that the second shot needs a little more room to include the out-of-shot legs.

Congrats for getting coverage on this, I've never got anywhere near . . . . yet!

Cheers,
Chris

I've gotta say I agree with Chris, it's a shame there wasn't space in the portrait to make the comp slightly better. Nicely done

Drew

great shot of interesting behaviour, think i agree with Chris about the combination of the two though