I was hoping that these two would strike poses with either their heads facing the same direction or looking at each other. It was not happening, one or the other would start preening or turned away.

The Great Blue had a pretty wide stance on the log.

It’s a similar problem when photographing two or more people together; getting everyone to look good at the same time isn’t easy.
This happens around here with waterfowl.
Handsome birds whichever way they’re facing😊