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This is a Great Egret I captured yesterday.

Nice photo, but it lacks a scene. It's a bird, a good photo aesthetics wise but it lacks originality, like... it's a bird... there's not story to it. I have a problem with this too when it comes to wildlife (see my crap seagull pics) but with this shot, a lower angle to include some of the scene would add a lot.

 

Well done. With regards to the previous comments, yes sometimes it does help to place wildlife in context by using backgrounds etc., but it is not absolutely necessary, and in this case I think you have a successful portrait. It should be a saleable picture.