Luckily I get to see Herons every day at the local protected marshes here. It’s rare I get close enough for a decent shot however. It felt a bit like cheating getting this shot at a local wildlife sanctuary, also the tight wire mesh protecting the creature hinders the shot (creating those white blurs covering the picture)
That said, I’m quite happy with this shot, I took this primarily because of that intense, almost malevolent look of its eyes.