Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax, resident/migrant, immature)

Habitat - Variety of wetlands from ricefields to mangroves.

Shooting info - Candaba wetlands, Pampanga, Philippines, January 24, 2011, 1DM4 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC,
700 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec, ISO 800, manual exposure in available light, 475B tripod/516 fluid head.