A Great White Egret was no more than 20 yards from the entrance to a viewing platform on Beckwith Road, part of the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge. The late afternoon sun was side-lighting it beautifully and I was fortunate to be there and capture this image from my car.

Nikon D810
Nikkor 200-500mm f5.6
Grizzly Bean Bag, used for support
1/640
f5.6, -1/3 EV
ISO 160