When Subject and Setting Come Together Perfectly

This Great Egret had been standing on the bank of the island in Elmendorf Lake. I was walking toward it to try to get a better angle for a photograph, but it decided I was getting too close. The egret flew across the lake and landed in a Bald Cypress on the opposite bank:

This set of photographs was taken at Elmendorf Lake Park on Thursday, November 21, 2013.