Lovely capture of the heron poised for the strike! The pattern made by the water gives a great texture to the background, but the color of the water is not so appealing (though it is perhaps natural). Nice composition! Luck.
Very nice composition. The colors on the heron are nice - colors on the water a bit muted. Not sure what to think about the patterns at the top of the image.
You're probably going to get a bunch of comments about this not conveying the theme, but I think the frozen motion conveys waiting to touchdown (or takeoff?) either way, nice shot. I'd like to see it a bit brighter, but nice composition and timing.