The water levels are really low in many parts of Huntley Meadows Park and it seemed like this Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) was looking over mostly dry land as it surveyed the landscape this past weekend.
The banding of the colors in the background add some visual interest to the image, without being distracting. I was standing at the edge of a dried portion of the marsh and that permitted me to take this shot from a low angle, looking slightly up at the heron.
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Mike Powell 
Shows the colours on the bid so well
He’s has such an intense look to him. Great photo, Mike.
Wonderful shot, Mike! I really like the differing layers in the background, apart from the main subject.
Thanks, Pete. I too am drawn to photos with layers, like those with multiple ranges of mountains.