This fine and noble creature was just standing with aplomb and disdain for the gawping dogs and snuffling owners who looked up from their i-phones on the other side of the canal.
A bit of a grab shot really, as you can see from the EXIF. I'd have upped the ISO and rechecked I was at full aperture, but I didn't want to tell the story of the Bird That Got Away.
(Er, "again", as I hear my friends cry ...)