Northern Gannet

This shot would have been stronger if the subject bird was facing right, into the setting sun, but the slight head turn facilitated facial illumination; without that, there would be little connection between the subject and the viewer. I'm always trying to isolate single birds, so I was happy to end up with something different here.

Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland, Canada, 7/5/22
Canon 600mm f/4 IS II + 1.4x III on EOS R5
1/6400 at f/5.6, ISO 400