White wading bird with orange bill on log in shallow wetland

A white wading bird with a long orange bill stands on a weathered log in calm shallow water. The composition captures the bird's reflection in the still water against a softly blurred background of marsh vegetation and distant shoreline.

This exact white wading bird stands alert in shallow brackish water surrounded by marsh grasses and driftwood, overcast sky, cool blue tones, wildlife habitat setting, authentically wild environment.