Chinese Pond-Heron

These guys were everywhere I went in Thailand but were surprisingly unapproachable, at least by heron standards. I finally took the time to stalk this bird at Sri Phang Nga National Park north of Phuket, and I was really happy to show him in the weedy habitat the species prefers. Went with f/4 to achieve maximum fore- and background blur

Sri Phang Nga National Park, Phangnga Province, Thailand, December 2019
Canon 600mm f/4 IS II on EOS 1DX Mark II
1/4000 at f/4, ISO 320