I agree that a vertical would have been better in this case. When the boat reached the scene, the moment was about to be over. My camera was in horizontal mode and the openbilled stork was about to turn its face. So I clicked one image and then turned it to vertical. By that time, the head had turned and the moment was gone. :-(

Abhishek,
The leg is in focus. However, the pink and whites of the leg without much of contrast and with mild highlight gives such an impression.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi