"You must cut down the mightiest tree in the forest... with.... a heron!"
"You must cut down the mightiest tree in the forest... with.... a heron!" - Yellow-crowned Night Heron on a mission from Nest Depot.
The sage shows the way. A heron in a park in Marburg.
While this is the shot where I like the bird's pose best, some of the others had falling petals that were making for a very nice background interest. Can't have it all, I suppose.
Both fine photos. But the second one with the beak against a bright bg is one step better, IMO.White-eared bulbul, a very common but no less interesting model