While I was at Huntley Meadows Park on Wednesday, I spotted this Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) couple perched on a semi-submerged log, relaxing and preening their feathers. These small ducks have such an unusual and distinctive look that it is hard for me to ignore them whenever I am fortunate to spot them—often they spot me first and my first indication of their presence is when they are flying away from me.
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Mike Powell 
Great compidition, Mike. It’s amaxing how much that bit of grass adds to the image. Well done!
“Composition.” I’m sure you knew, but I had to fix.
Thanks, Dan. I had figured that one out. 🙂 I’m glad you liked the grass. I like having a foreground element like that to give a sense of perspective. For me,that is especially important when I am unable to fill the frame with a subject (as was the case here) or choose not to do so for “artistic” reasons.