While these birds are elegant in flight, their takeoffs and landings look pretty awkward. This one was about to land in a treetop. Canon 100-400 with Canon 1.4x II Teleconverter at 435 mm, ISO 200, f/8, 1/500 second, Wimberley Sidekick/Arca Swiss Ballhead/Gitzo Tripod (manual mode, manual focus).