Great Blue Heron, was building his nest in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park near Cleveland Ohio in March of 2014

Nikon D610,,Nikon 28 to 300mm lens

shot in raw f/5.6 at 1/800sec, iso 1600, focal length 300mm, WB/auto
edited in ps/cc and Nik filters to sharpen, reduce noise and white balance

The male heron was gathering sticks and returning them back to the female at the nest. By using f/5.6 it gave me good separation from the trees in the background