Great Blue Heron? in London

I took this picture when I was in London recently. I really like how the photo came out with the Heron standing in a sliver of sunlight. I'm just not sure about the composition... I used a 55-250 IS at 250mm but perhaps I should crop the photo for a better composition so you can see more of the Heron.

I'm still relatively new to photography having only got my camera in February this year so criticism is appreciated. Thanks.

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Cool shot. It's the Grey Heron, which is the very similar looking European counterpart to the Great Blue Heron.

That is a cool shot, I think you are right on the composition, there is a lot of room at the top, you have the Heron pretty well placed but it is a bit small for the frame, try cropping out most of the top and bring it in a bit on the sides, jmho, but it may bring out the Heron a bit more. I do agrre with you that sliver of a beam of light is great, good eye seeing that.

Here is what I think is a good crop.

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the crop works well, nice catch.