The appearance of this Great Blue Heron, especially in the neck area, looks like it has been bathing as the feathers look damp.
The absence of the blue sky and the change to shades of black and white enhance the feather detail. The little glimpse of the eye as it looks down at its task shows up better in this photo. The details and texture of its long beak, wet feathers with a few of the feathers on the tip of the bill make the photo fascinating.
The shadow the stick is throwing across the forehead of the heron is lost in this photo rather than a slight annoyance in the colored photo. The long, pointed toenails are more obvious without the blue-sky background.
The branches above and below are not as obvious in the black and white photo as they put a frame slightly above and below the action of the heron.
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