Simple tech. I did not use any layers. I decreased the brightness -10 and increased the contrast +10 then tweaked the layers under Layers -> Color -> Level. I wish I had been able to focus on the bird better but I had focused on it while it was standing on the sand and then it took off, and it was such a cool moment! I was worried the bird might fly into my face, but I guess I gave the bird too little credit. Oh, and I cropped off its blurry wing!
