Great Egret Portrait

One way to beat the fog is to get really close.  This Egret was most accommodating that way, so I decided it merited a few portrait shots.  This was my favorite.

7DII, Sigma 150-600 C @ 435 mm, beanbag on car window, f/9, 1/800, iso 800, aperture priority, pattern metering.  Processed in LR5 & CS6.  This really was the way the bg came out except that I cloned over a teasel head growing out of the Egret's back.  Cropped to 15.7 MP before resizing.  Taken December 21st at 10:32 AM in the fog at Ridgefield NWR.

Comments and criticisms are always welcome.

Thanks,