Pond heron in breeding plumage

[Dr. Kalpamoi Kakati]

Location- Gwalior.

I have uploaded this image to clarify the confusion regarding plumage recognition in my previous image of Pond heron.

Exif-
1/400
f/8
ISO 200
FL-500mm
Eval metering
Handheld
Cropped

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice one doctor.The pose and colours are nice, the habitat has come out well.

TFS
Roopak

[Mrudul Godbole]

Looks like it is going for a catch. A lower angle if possible would have been good. Thanks for sharing.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Not sure if it would have been easier to get into a lower angle or advisable to get into water. Once I was told that one can have skin disease in polluted waters. However, a lower angle always results in a well diffused background.

The portion above the head looks blurred? Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi